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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. yeah I know by cybercuzco · · Score: 0, Redundant

    .2 seconds is just too slow for a search to complete, why I almost had to wait for one the other day.

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  2. Interesting for APIs by markkellman · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It would be realy great if Google opened up a personalization API - like the service currently offered by Google Alert. That would really be something...