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Search Engine Results Relatively Fair

Posted by Zonk on from the feel-the-love dept.

perkr writes "The Economist and PhysicsWeb report on a study from Indiana University claiming that search engines have an egalitarian effect that gives new pages a greater chance to be discovered, compared to what would be the case in the absence of search engines. Based on an analysis of Web traffic and topology, this result contradicts the widely held 'Googlearchy' hypothesis according to which search engines amplify the rich-get-richer dynamics of the Web."

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  1. Woot! by seebs · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Check out the google results for "rebate lawsuit".

    As of this writing, they go to "some guy's blog", namely mine. No links to it that I know of, either, which is sorta weird.

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  2. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  3. And all I want to know... by squoozer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...is how to get a number one spot in the natural listings. Sigh.

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