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How do search engines work? I heard an interview today with the guy who runs this site, and thought it fascinating. Specifically, he was discussing "Google Bombs" (the act of hitting a site again and again to move it up in the hierarchy): http://www.searchenginewatch.com/
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that is a hard question to answer-- since different engines use different criteria.. This site (awad) is not a good choice.. but if you open Anna's link, and then go to View--> Source (sorry, AOL users, but you can't) you will see the actual HTML code used to create the web page (Anu uses a java script--so what i want to show you isn't immediately available)In the source you'll see this-- I have added the color for emphsis<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML//EN">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us">
<meta http-equiv="PICS-Label" content='(PICS-
1.1 "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true
comment "RSACi North America Server" "danny@calafia.com"
for "http://searchenginewatch.com/" on "1997.07.27T10:07-
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<meta name="description" content="Search Engine Watch
is the authoritative guide to searching at Internet search
engines and search engine registration and ranking issues.
Learn to submit URLs, use HTML meta tags and boost
placement.">
<meta name="keywords" content="listings search
engine watch web site, danny sullivan editor internet.com
using meta tags improving placement, how to submit urls
tomajor internet search engines webmaster's guide,
rankings search engine registration tips for searching
better reviews, tutorials technology report free newsletter,
news articles placement engine submission online help
www.searchenginewatch.com">
<title>Search Engine Watch: Tips About Internet Search
Engines & Search Engine Submission</title>
<base target="_top"> the blue and green are meta name field. (MS Front Page users, beware! front page puts "Front Page" in as a meta name. )learning to edit meta name fields can increase your hits 1000 fold.
some search engings use these fields.. other search engings (google notable) use Links -- how many pages link to your page, how many other sites does this site link to? and so on..
and no search engine only uses one standard.. most are mixed..
and finally, some companies pay a premium (to google say) and this payment pushes them up the list -- evey use the google "I'm feeling lucky button"? a company can pay for that spot.. each key word cost something..
OAL "keywords" cost $$$$$$$ of dollars!
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Helen, thanks! (But that was sort of a rhetorical question). The site I refer to explains how different search engines, such as google, work, in great detail. I found it to be quite interesting. As I did your overview. Is google your favorite?
I understand IBM is working on an engine that would employ fuzzy logic. Anybody know anything about this?
(yo, Helen, when are you gonna answer my E-mail?)
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Ask the Kiwis who are discussing engine vs. motor.
TEd ties THREE threads together
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I understand IBM is working on an engine that would employ fuzzy logic. Anybody know anything about this?Yes, they're having their marketing department design it. 
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http://www.teoma.com/Here's a new search engine that experts say *may give google a run for its money. Apparently what this one has in its favor is it helps you narrow your search much more efficiently. I haven't tried it yet. Its founders say teoma is a Gaelic word for expert. But which Gaelic?
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TEd ties THREE threads together
Yikes!©
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Oh, Ted! I'd reply in Pidgin, but I don't know how! Thanks for that link! 
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I'd reply in Pidgin, but I don't know how!
Well, apart from the obvious, Coo Coo, you could always say:
Dispela sumting em i sumting namba wan tru! Em nau! Em tasol.
This is excellent! I agree. That's all.
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