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Does Google capture and use data on which of its search links people actually click on ? It seems like that information would be a very useful adjunct to PageR
by tgflynn 16y ago
Does Google capture and use data on which of its search links people actually click on ? It seems like that information would be a very useful adjunct to PageRank for ranking search results.
They could then determine an optimal ranking by maximizing the likelihood that the user will click on the top result presented.
- benologist 16y agoThey do, it's been bugging the shit out of me the last week because every time I go to copy/paste a result link it's a mess.
- petervandijck 16y agoIn fact, I believe they even capture how many users click a result and then quickly come back (back button), which indicates a result that looks good in the search results list, but that is disappointing when users actually view the page.