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Wouldn't it be interesting if Google started applying a bias to search results, pushing fast sites up the list? I would definitely appreciate that option. I ha
by sho 17y ago
Wouldn't it be interesting if Google started applying a bias to search results, pushing fast sites up the list?
I would definitely appreciate that option. I hate slow web sites.
- graemep 17y agoSlow for Google's crawlers does not necessarily mean slow for you or vice versa. It depends on location, whether logged in an not logged in users see the same site, the time of day, the functionality of the site etc. They could adjust for the factors picked up by this plugin, but their importance is going to cary from site to site. Also, it could easily be gamed. Hopefully slow sites should annoy people and get fewer links.
- Ardit20 17y agoI think they do already have a bias towards faster websites, but as with everything else with google it's only speculation as things constantly change with these guys.
- adw 17y agoI'm not sure Google needs to cook that book. People like faster websites, so they'll get more link love, so they'll probably rise up of their own accord. If I'm searching for something to link to - often a news story, if I'm writing for the datablog we run - then I'm going to open five stories in tabs and probably pick whichever one finishes loading fastest.
- sho 17y agoYes, I agree - I really value a fast-loading website, and am very annoyed if the site I clicked on takes forever to load. Your theory that it could happen naturally is interesting, but I don't see it working in practise - ie, I don't notice any correllation between pagerank and site response time. I am sure Google et al have the resources to measure it in a reasonably non-game-able fashion; I'd certainly welcome such a development.