Well I thought I might compile a short description of FAST (Nothing like Brett’s Google FAQ)
I know this post got a little strange, but whata heck.
REMEMBER the information might not be correct. First official URL: [fastsearch.com...]
And [alltheweb.com...]
Name: Fast Search & Transfer ASA (FAST)
#1 Question I would guess people would like to know is:
How do you optimize for FAST?
There is always the number 1 rule, good content, but hopefully you know the basic.
FAST seems to present there serp’s almost as Inktomi does, so there algo must be similar.
It doesn’t look like FAST puts a lot of weight on the domain name, almost nothing IMO.
I haven’t been able to achieve a good ranking when I have mixed up language on a page.
For example if I have an index page, with an English description but also an Italian one.
Please tell me if you have succeeded with this.
Also according to FAST they don’t use DMOZ data for ranking purpose, they use it to categorize the results, it gives the user a good overview.
Also include Meta tags, but don’t think they will give you that top ranking.
FAST uses Meta tags very little in there algo.
2# how often do they update their Index.
The last I heard (4 weeks ago) was that they Update 25% of the index every week.
So when 1 month has gone they should have updated the entire index.
They also update sites which changes it’s content more often.
Also popular sites are updated more often.
FAST’s spider can crawl up to 150 million pages a day.
When Q2 ends FAST should have 2 Billion pages indexed.
FAST gets about 50 Million queries each day and increasing.
40 Million of the queries is pure web searches.
The rest if Multimedia searches etc.
Alltheweb.com gets about 2 million queries each day.
Now comes the part were I tried to do a small FAQ like Brett did for Google even thou
that wasn’t a small one (this one isn’t near in quality).
I heard FAST techs post here?
Yes it happens.
Where did FAST start?
[fastsearch.com...]
FAST started 1997 in Norway.
Today John M. Lervik, Ph.D., serves as the Chief Executive Officer and is a co-founder of FAST.
Who founded FAST?
John M. Lervik
Who is using FAST results?
A long list can be viewed here
[webmasterworld.com...]
How do I provide a "site search" for my visitors using FAST?
At this moment FAST doesn’t offer anything like this for free.
They do offer this service at
[fastsearch.com...]
If you would like to add a search box to your site, you can find more information here
[alltheweb.com...]
Where can I find more information about FAST’s paid for inclusion program?
This topic have been discussed many times here at WebmasterWorld
[webmasterworld.com...]
Lycos acts as a reseller of the program
[searchservices.lycos.com...]
How many people work at FAST?
170 (October 2001)
[fastsearch.com...]
How do I find how many pages FAST has indexed from my site?
Enter the Advanced search page (http://www.alltheweb.com/advanced)
Under “Domain Filters” enter the url, and then do a search.
How do I restrict a search to .org or .net domains on FAST?
Under “Domain Filters” at the advanced search page, enter .org for .org domains, and .net for .net domains.
How do I get my site listed in FAST?
FAST offers a “add url” page at
[alltheweb.com...]
(Unofficial: get some inbound links to your site and hopefully it will appear in the index)
Does it help to submit sub-pages to FAST?
Not really, FAST is known for having a very aggressive spider, so it should do just to submit the index page.
What is FAST’s Spider name?
fast-webcrawler/3.* (crawler@fast.no; [fast.no...]
[searchengineworld.com...]
How do I report Spam results?
Read [alltheweb.com...] and see if the site/page fits to the description. According to FAST they have a team only to handle Spam.
Will FAST start to include other file extensions in there websearch?
FAST have started to include .pdf files at Alltheweb.com that means that all there
Websearch partners also can include this in there search.
FAST might start to include office documents in Q3/Q4.
Does FAST use PPC links at Alltheweb?
Yes they show PPC listings, Overture for US, and Espotting for Europeans.
[webmasterworld.com...]
Is it true that I can buy FAST stocks?
Yes to can buy FAST stocks, but they are only available at the Norwegian stock market.
Stock Quote: [fastsearch.com...]
Hope you enjoy the info.
/Martin
