Cracking the Google Code... Under the GoogleScope

jglazer75 writes "From the analysis of the code behind Google's patents: "Google's sweeping changes confirm the search giant has launched a full out assault against artificial link inflation & declared war against search engine spam in a continuing effort to provide the best search service in the world... and if you thought you cracked the Google Code and had Google all figured out ... guess again. ... In addition to evaluating and scoring web page content, the ranking of web pages are admittedly still influenced by the frequency of page or site updates. What's new and interesting is what Google takes into account in determining the freshness of a web page.""

Comments

On the minds of all slashdotters,

[uberjoe]

So will this make it easier or harder to find porn?

Re:On the minds of all slashdotters,

[Anonymous Coward]

Find lowest prices on hard to find porn!

Re:On the minds of all slashdotters,

[rrkap]

So will this make it easier or harder to find porn?

Because there's a shortage of porn on the web?

Re:On the minds of all slashdotters,

[Fear the Clam]

Everything to do with porn.
eBay.com

Re:On the minds of all slashdotters,

[uberjoe]

Yes, there is a shortage of *quality* porn on the web. When are these people going to learn that pigtails don't necessarily make you look young.

Re:On the minds of all slashdotters,

[WormholeFiend]

Yes, there is a shortage of *quality* porn on the web. When are these people going to learn that pigtails don't necessarily make you look young

bingo. therefore, the question he should've asked is: will the pron I find make me harder?

Google what is best in life

[kensai]

To crush artificial link inflation and hear the lamintations of search engine spam

it's a war

[roman_mir]

The linked article is slashgoogled. It's a googlewar. Googlers are all googling.

Re:it's a war

[baggins2002]

If you check, you find they are running an IIS 6 server. I guess the 2GB of memory and quad CPU on MS platform couldn't handle the 15 of us that went to look at this article.
Maybe we could find the cache of the article on Google.

Yes

[Anonymous Coward]

But when I search on Tiger, a mail-order company's site still comes up above Apple's. Is anyone at Google listening?

resistance is futile

[roman_mir]

you will be googleated. Or googleaten. Whichever.
Borgle.

Re:resistance is futile

[WWWWolf]

you will be googleated. Or googleaten. Whichever. Borgle.

So that's what it sounds like when the Borg have problems digesting the food... and I always thought they just recharged or whatever... well, I guess they can't always adapt fast enough.

("Captain, may I suggest remodulating the food replicator inputs?")

GoogleBombs Away

[Doc Ruby]

The "war" metaphor really is cute. Geeky competition in search relevance is really a lot like bombing cities, shooting ranks of soldiers, and destroying bridges and railways. Burnt, bloody bodies everywhere! And clean datacenters with mathematical algorithms.

Coral cache link

[dagnabit]

Original server is /.ed. Coral cache link here.

Re:This is under YRO?

[null etc.]

It's about your right to not see search results filled with complete crap.

That's an interesting interpretation. Here's a review of today's submissions, translated to your perspective:

Broadway Awards Spam is about your rights to watch Spamalot, nominated for 14 Tony awards.

IT: More on Last Years Cisco Source Code Theft is about your rights to read about a theft of proprietary source code.

IT: What Does a Spreading Worm Look Like? is about your rights to visualize what a spreading worm looks like.

Games: Gameboy Emulator Released for PSP is about your rights to play Gameboy games on a PSP.

Newest Star Wars Reviews Suprisingly Positive is about your rights to be surprised that Lucas Finally Got It Right(tm).

Wow, with your new scheme, we can get rid of all other topics!

Re:This is under YRO?

[ShaniaTwain]

"You have the right to search in silence. If you give up the right to search in silence, anything you say can and will be modded down in a court of public opinion. You have the right to be listed on google. If you desire a seo and cannot afford one, you will spare us all a lot of unwanted search engine spam, and a metamod will be obtained for you before final moderation."

Re:Unintended side effects of the Google arms race

[MrNiceguy_KS]

If you don't know why people are upset or unhappy, grab a couple off the street and ask.

I'm unhappy because I was grabbed off the street. May I go now?

Please?

Re:FAQs

[warpup]

I like the pronunciation Fah - cue.