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Searching for The New York Times

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the registration-required dept.

r.jimenezz writes "Adam L. Penenberg, an assistant professor at New York University, has written an interesting piece over at Wired about the contrast between the New York Times' relevance in the real world and the dismal rankings it gets in modern search engines' results. Penenberg discusses some very interesting ideas about opening up the Times digital archive and the impact this would have on its cyber presence."

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  1. Registration required... by NickFitz · · Score: 3, Funny

    I assume that the Googlebot can't be bothered to register ;-)

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  2. free registration required by destinedforgreatness · · Score: 1, Funny

    to see my opinion.

  3. Pffft... New York Times? by xenostar · · Score: 4, Funny

    Who needs the NYT! Let the New York POST open up its vast archives! Imagine searching through decades of mindless celebrity gossip and suddle right-wing propaganda?

    1. Re:Pffft... New York Times? by xenostar · · Score: 3, Funny

      I know :( The worst typo i've ever made. *hangs head in shame*

    2. Re:Pffft... New York Times? by colnago · · Score: 1, Funny

      Clearly a POST reader

    3. Re:Pffft... New York Times? by yo303 · · Score: 4, Funny
      if you're not smart enough to spell a word, you're not smart enough to use it either.

      If you're not smart enough to capitalize your sentences and "I", or to be consistent in your use of single or double quotes, you're not smart enough to put down other people.

      You are, however, smart enough to post on Slashdot.

      (You are not smart enough to be insulted by this.)

      yo.

  4. For the love of Jeebus by Scott+Richter · · Score: 5, Funny
    Can we stop with the "cyberspace" crap? Somehow we convinced your average idiot that saying "information superhighway" made him sound like a 'tard - what's it going to take this time?

    Think of the children, people.

  5. FARK! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    Imagine searching through decades of mindless celebrity gossip and suddle right-wing propaganda?

    When did FARK get a newspaper?

    ;)

  6. In the words of the Bee Gees....... by simetra · · Score: 2, Funny
    From the hit song "Stayin' Alive":


    We can try to understand

    the New York Time's effect on man.

    The Bee Gees were obviously visionaries.

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  7. Set the metaphor blender on "puree"... by jejones · · Score: 4, Funny

    "The Gray Lady is a beautiful clipper ship, but it's losing steam..."
    --media consultant Vin Crosbie, from TFA

  8. Re:Move on to free sources for the same informatio by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    He's from Minnesota. Everyone here has a massive sense of entitlement. We have taxes that tax your taxes.

    Besides, both the Star Tribune and the Pioneer Press are such left wing rags that they aren't worth much.

    I only get the Sunday edition because of the coupons.

  9. Re:A bit off topic, but.. by Mephie · · Score: 2, Funny
    a lot of it is the attitude thatcame with your bitch

    My bitch doesn't have an attitude. I slapped that out of her long ago.

    Thanks for the concern though!

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