Google's search method?

[capsulecorpjx]

I think I figured out part of Google's search method.

User searches for term in Google,
Google pulls up results by keyword (crawling), linking algorithms, and relevance.

User clicks on a result on the second page.

Google records that click, and bumps the relevance of that page.

I noticed this when searching for a really obscure term (my wow guild name) in google. The first time I searched for it, it appeared on the second page. The following times I searched for it, it got bumped up until it was the first result.

[BillGeek]

So basically what you are saying is that if I search for BillGeek over and over again in Google, eventually it will end up where if someone searches for VBF, they will get my name there first? Interesting... : ponders :

[opus]

I bet you get a price on that finding!

[timeshifter]

In the Soviet internet, Google searches you!

[Kasracer]

Google records that click, and bumps the relevance of that page.

Sorry but that's not possible. If you look at the source of the page, the search results are just plain hyperlinks. There is no JavaScript attached nor any redirections; it's just a direct link. There is no way Google can record this click.

Even if they somehow received a Click event within their code (which I don't think is possible with JavaScript as only global items like windows.load is available, AFAIK) they would have to send the data then load your page and I just don't think there is anyway they could even attempt that as it would put an insane load on their web servers and it would delay pages opening.

[timeshifter]

Would you PLEASE start doing research before you go making claims?

Straight from a View Source on a Google search:

<a href="http://www.vbforums.com/" class="l" onmousedown="return clk(this.href,'','','res','1','')"><b>VBForums</b> - Visual Basic and VB .NET Discussions and More!</a>

Notice the handled onmousedown event?

[Kasracer]

But I did do research. Did you see the piece of my post where it said "If you look at the source of the page, the search results are just plain hyperlinks"

When I did a search for "Test" I looked through the hyperlinks and only saw JavaScript on the ADs. Most of the ones I saw did not include JavaScript.



Is it browser dependant or something? Or were you looking at an AD?

<a href="http://www.test.com/" class=l><b>Test</b>.com Web Based Testing Software</a>

I grabbed that from the page's source when I did a search for Test. This is the code from the first result.

[Kasracer]

Actually, I'm even more confused now. It looks like the scripting is different when looking at it in Opera than IE

Ugh, I give up.

[timeshifter]

Good idea.

[mendhak]

Actually, I'm even more confused now. It looks like the scripting is different when looking at it in Opera than IE

Ugh, I give up.

Check to see if they're attaching events rather than using inline events.

[Kasracer]

Check to see if they're attaching events rather than using inline events.

I would but they compress their code which makes it difficult to follow. It looks like, at least in Mozilla and IE, that the code is generated inline. It appears that they may do it differently in Opera but I'm not that worried about it.

[BillGeek]

Who cares? Google works. That's the bottom line.