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At that time google had zero profit motive. They were proving product market fit by returning as the top result the page you were most likely looking for. You w

by crmd 4y ago

At that time google had zero profit motive. They were proving product market fit by returning as the top result the page you were most likely looking for. You would have to go back to original pagerank and ignore SEO and ad sales optimization to deliver the same value today.

Retric 4y ago
Having people curate the index can go a long way independent of any specific algorithm.
- rovr138 4y ago
  They track when you click. Combine that with Google Analytics, they know how long you stayed there. They also know if you went back, clicked on another and so on.