Comments on: The role of humans in Google search http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/the-role-of-humans-in-google-search/ neat fun stuff Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:35:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Marcus http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/the-role-of-humans-in-google-search/#comment-361247 Marcus Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:29:32 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/the-role-of-humans-in-google-search/#comment-361247 <b>Would humans be more or less empowered by an open search algorithm?</b> I would like to hear more discussion on this topic at InfoWorld and in <a href="http://www.mattcutts.com/blog" rel="nofollow">Matt Cutts' blog</a>. Jonathan Ledergerber's article <i><a href="http://www.toptenglobal.com/blog/jonathan/humans-and-machines-in-the-search-equation" title="Humans and Machines in the Search Equation" rel="nofollow">Humans and Machines in the Search Equation</a></i> is right on point when he refers to search that is powered by humans. Should search algorithms be open, with underlying logic exposed for public review? If <a href="http://www.bing.com" title="Bing" rel="nofollow">Bing</a> were to lead the way forward by opening up its search algorithm, would Yahoo! follow suit? Would humans be more or less empowered by an open search algorithm?

I would like to hear more discussion on this topic at InfoWorld and in Matt Cutts’ blog. Jonathan Ledergerber’s article Humans and Machines in the Search Equation is right on point when he refers to search that is powered by humans.

Should search algorithms be open, with underlying logic exposed for public review? If Bing were to lead the way forward by opening up its search algorithm, would Yahoo! follow suit?

]]> By: Ganesh J. Acharya http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/the-role-of-humans-in-google-search/#comment-189325 Ganesh J. Acharya Sat, 13 Dec 2008 09:01:23 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/the-role-of-humans-in-google-search/#comment-189325 I think google.com's new introduction of SearchWiki is a good move. We will be surely watching the behavior of these new introduction. If Search Engine Results improve HATs off to google.com I think google.com’s new introduction of SearchWiki is a good move. We will be surely watching the behavior of these new introduction. If Search Engine Results improve HATs off to google.com

]]> By: Jack http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/the-role-of-humans-in-google-search/#comment-134760 Jack Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:44:29 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/the-role-of-humans-in-google-search/#comment-134760 Hi Matt, For one website, how many keywords (max) you will give preference? By <a href="sreejithsasidharan.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow"> Sreejith sasidharan </a> Hi Matt,
For one website, how many keywords (max) you will give preference?

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Sreejith sasidharan

]]> By: VainJustice http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/the-role-of-humans-in-google-search/#comment-121931 VainJustice Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:49:59 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/the-role-of-humans-in-google-search/#comment-121931 I was curious what you thought about the combination of the following: 1 - It looks like Mahalo is just using vc money to pay humans to scrape your and wikipedia's database. So... 2 - why is it that they seem to place Google Adwords in the middle of their content in a way that really blends in with everything else. They use the same hr, header style, and everything so the casual reader might just miss that it's an ad. I would think you were less interested in giving them a pass where other webmasters have been flogged. I was curious what you thought about the combination of the following:

1 – It looks like Mahalo is just using vc money to pay humans to scrape your and wikipedia’s database.

So…

2 – why is it that they seem to place Google Adwords in the middle of their content in a way that really blends in with everything else. They use the same hr, header style, and everything so the casual reader might just miss that it’s an ad.

I would think you were less interested in giving them a pass where other webmasters have been flogged.

]]> By: Franklin Powers http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/the-role-of-humans-in-google-search/#comment-120726 Franklin Powers Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:29:58 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/the-role-of-humans-in-google-search/#comment-120726 Wow, same as last post for one of my sites. Pulls differently when searched via different ISP's. Can pull on comcast here go next do and pull on at&t, results are different. Also see different results when pulled from different search engines that use googles results, but that is to be expected. Wow, same as last post for one of my sites. Pulls differently when searched via different ISP’s. Can pull on comcast here go next do and pull on at&t, results are different. Also see different results when pulled from different search engines that use googles results, but that is to be expected.

]]> By: Conor O'Nolan http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/the-role-of-humans-in-google-search/#comment-118628 Conor O'Nolan Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:06:21 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/the-role-of-humans-in-google-search/#comment-118628 A client called me today and asked why his site wasn't appearing in Google. I had created his humble site www.nbtrans.ie a few months earlier. So I opened google.ie and searched for noel brennan transport with the 'pages from Ireland' option selected. Lo and behold, there he was, first up. That was news to him. So I searched with 'the web' as the option and there he was again, first on the list. However, turns out he was using the google search from his ISP (Eircom.net). So I tried there, and sure, his site wasn't in the search results even though I used the same search words. You can see more of what I found on www.webwizards.ie/crippledgoogle.asp So, does google deliberately or otherwise give different (older maybe) search results when the search comes from partner website and partner website is allowing unrestricted search? A client called me today and asked why his site wasn’t appearing in
Google. I had created his humble site http://www.nbtrans.ie a few months
earlier. So I opened google.ie and searched for noel brennan transport
with the ‘pages from Ireland’ option selected. Lo and behold, there he
was, first up. That was news to him. So I searched with ‘the web’ as
the option and there he was again, first on the list.

However, turns out he was using the google search from his ISP
(Eircom.net). So I tried there, and sure, his site wasn’t in the
search results even though I used the same search words. You can see
more of what I found on http://www.webwizards.ie/crippledgoogle.asp

So, does google deliberately or otherwise give different (older maybe)
search results when the search comes from partner website and partner
website is allowing unrestricted search?

]]> By: indir http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/the-role-of-humans-in-google-search/#comment-115704 indir Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:23:16 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/the-role-of-humans-in-google-search/#comment-115704 Hi Matt this is a nice article from you, that talks about human experience. But, with centillions of websites online, I don’t think it is ever possible to ever figure out a method that with live humans sorting the list. It becomes necessary for a search engine to figure out methods those can sort the importance of a website based on user inputs those are automatically fetched. Hi Matt this is a nice article from you, that talks about human experience. But, with centillions of websites online, I don’t think it is ever possible to ever figure out a method that with live humans sorting the list. It becomes necessary for a search engine to figure out methods those can sort the importance of a website based on user inputs those are automatically fetched.

]]> By: hakem http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/the-role-of-humans-in-google-search/#comment-114639 hakem Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:47:03 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/the-role-of-humans-in-google-search/#comment-114639 Thanks for the NYT article Thanks for the NYT article

]]> By: oyun http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/the-role-of-humans-in-google-search/#comment-114519 oyun Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:27:54 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/the-role-of-humans-in-google-search/#comment-114519 I worked once for establishing ethical certification standards for affiliate programs vendors. At that time we suggested a “Certificated Badge”. yes thanks ; I worked once for establishing ethical certification standards for affiliate programs vendors. At that time we suggested a “Certificated Badge”. yes thanks ;

]]> By: Doc Campbell http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/the-role-of-humans-in-google-search/#comment-114349 Doc Campbell Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:16:05 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/the-role-of-humans-in-google-search/#comment-114349 As the web has changed, search has changed, so to have I seen Google change. I for one am all for human interaction but to a certain degree. I think there is a fine line between the good and bad of too much interaction from a human presence in search results. As the web has changed, search has changed, so to have I seen Google change. I for one am all for human interaction but to a certain degree. I think there is a fine line between the good and bad of too much interaction from a human presence in search results.

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