"Horatio B. Bogbindero" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Google earns because it is popular. it is poplular because it uses bleeding > eahc search enginer technology. if it open sourced the search enginer the would > loose their competative advantage. therefore, google won't open source their > enginer. (unless they probably invent a better algorithm or engine).
Google is also well-known for its remarkable PageRank algorithm. One of the reasons why the full details of this PageRank algorithm cannot be disclosed is simply because certain people would abuse it in order to raise their rankings and undermine its usefulness. Googlebombing, for example, takes advantage of what little we know about Google's PageRanking - that it looks at links between sites. -- Sacha Chua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - 4 BS CS Ateneo geekette interests: emacs, linux, wearables, teaching compsci _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
