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That's a good point. If they were open on how they measure page rank though, it would force them to more rapidly improve their algorithm. Right now, it seems pe
by seanwilson 10y ago
That's a good point. If they were open on how they measure page rank though, it would force them to more rapidly improve their algorithm. Right now, it seems people slowly figure out how to game it and Google have to change the rules again (e.g. hidden content, follow/nofollow links, guest blogging).
- mc32 10y agoIf they showed their hand, it'd just become a race to utter chaos. People would use the recipe for lousy sites. And then Google would have to redefine things over and over and over (this is allowable and that's not, and that's no longer allowable, except like this and that, except when this... This slows down the evolution rate significantly. And gives them plausible deniability.
- seanwilson 10y agoSpam filters and anti-virus vendors seem to cope OK with having their algorithms understood though. It's always going to be an arms race but I see your point that using obscurity slows down the need to refine earlier. It'll be interesting to see what the final stages of the algorithm is as it converges on a proper definition of what relevant content means.