Google Algorithm

Polarization and Algorithms

Richard Geldard | Posted 05.01.2012

Richard Geldard

The effect of algorithmic control this political season has resulted in an increase in polarization. The result is that increasingly we grow to despise the other side.

Google Shares Some Search Secrets

Posted 01.14.2012

(Reuters) - Google Inc offered a detailed glimpse into its secret process of ranking Internet websites on Monday, publishing for the first time a ...

Google Makes Huge Improvement To Search Algorithm

The Huffington Post | Ramona Emerson | Posted 01.03.2012

On Thursday, the Official Google Blog announced big changes to Google's search algorithm. The changes build on the Caffeine web indexing system th...

Google Tweaks Its Algorithm

AP | Posted 11.25.2011

By Eric Carvin, The Associated Press BOSTON -- Google News, which has long relied on automation to deliver news content from countless providers, h...

Google Explains How It Improves Its Search Algorithm

The Huffington Post | Cooper Smith | Posted 10.25.2011

In a video published to the official Google Search Blog Thursday, the Internet giant shed some light on the nuts and bolts of Google Search and the me...

Google Tries To Bury Bad Results With Search Revamp

AP | BARBARA ORTUTAY and MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — Google has tweaked the formulas steering its Internet search engine to take the rubbish out of its results. The overhaul is designed ...

Google Tries To Snuff Out Spam, Content Farms With New Changes

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

Content farms take note: Google is trying to snuff out spam and "low-quality sites" in search results. In a blog post, the search giant acknowledged ...

Google To Punish No-Good Sites With Revised Search Rankings

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

Google's method of ranking of search results took a hit last week in a chilling New York Times piece . The article exposed a merchant who gamed Google...

NYT: Government Should Oversee Google Search

nytimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Still, the potential impact of Google's algorithm on the Internet economy is such that it is worth exploring ways to ensure that the editorial policy ...

Google To Sites: Speed Matters

Search Engine Land | Posted 05.25.2011

Google has kept a promise it made last year: Site speed is now a ranking factor in Google's algorithm, and is already in place for U.S. searchers. But...

Google's Search Algorithm: Inside The Rules the Web

Wired | Posted 05.25.2011

The comparison demonstrates the power, even intelligence, of Google's algorithm, honed over countless iterations. It possesses the seemingly magical a...

"Don't Be Evil": How Larry Page and Sergey Brin Really Think and Should We Worry About Google's Dominance

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

Anis Shivani

We shall see if Larry and Sergey's collective brain can keep up with the spontaneous evolution of the Internet.

"Retards" And "Special People" -- A Peek Into Google's Inhuman Algorithm

Bigthawt | Posted 05.25.2011

Computers aren't politically correct. Computers aren't sensitive to someone's feelings. Computers don't feel social pressures or have a conscience. So...