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Compute Google's PageRank 5 Times Faster

Posted by timothy on from the hypercustom dept.

Kimberley Burchett writes "CS researchers at Stanford University have developed three new techniques that together could speed up Google's PageRank calculations by a factor of five. An article at ScienceBlog theorizes that "The speed-ups to Google's method may make it realistic to calculate page rankings personalized for an individual's interests or customized to a particular topic.""

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  1. Re:Lets see... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    RTA. PageRankings are computed in advance and take several days. A 5x increase in speed means specialized rankings could be computed.