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I read a paper on this recently in class and I think their findings were that most google results are the same other than geographically specific ones like you
by thesimpsons1022 10y ago
I read a paper on this recently in class and I think their findings were that most google results are the same other than geographically specific ones like you mentioned. For instance, if we both type "trump", most of the results will be the same unless there is a trump tower near you, in which case it'll direct you to it. Ordering of results however can change.
- thesimpsons1022 10y agohttp://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/amislove/publications/Geolocation-IMC.pdf http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/amislove/publications/Geolocatio...
- hueylewis0 10y agoExcept you're diminishing the importance of search results ordering. Some research has shown that ~50% of clicks go to the top two search results and ~90% of clicks go to the top ten search results. Further reading: https://aeon.co/essays/how-the-internet-flips-elections-and-alters-our-thoughts https://aeon.co/essays/how-the-internet-flips-elections-and-...