Monday, July 26, 2010

Queen Torrents

Most search engines will deliver 10 results on a page for any keyword query. Search Engine Result Pages (SERPs) generally continue into infinity, with each page showing web pages that are (ideally) less relevant as you go down the list. In the past, the user would get a bland list of SERPs in the form of 10 blocks of text, which may have shown the page's Title, Description, and URL. Over the past couple of years, universal search results will now show images, video results, and maps incorporated into the results. Some searches will also serve up definitions, weather forecasts, and movie show times. A Google search will likely give you the answer without the presentation of any relevant sites with the same content. This information should be in the back of any website owner's mind, because new ways of presenting information may mean that alternative search engine presentation methods may be necessary, depending on the site owner's audience. Even when it comes for downloads, I would prefer free torrents. An algorithm is a complex set of rules that defines how any page on the internet relates to any other page. The Google Algorithm has over 200 different factors that help determine a web page's relevance for any particular keyword. Some parts of the algorithm are a closely guarded trade secret, while others are very well known. Even though search engine algorithms can be very complex, it is still possible to configure your website so that it gets properly classified by algorithms from major search engines.

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