Wlauzon - 1:33 pm on Apr 10, 2006 (gmt 0)

I don't really think that any search engine, much less Google, is going to move to a patterns only algo.

I can definately see them adding it in as another factor however.

Not sure how it would work, but it would have to check at least two things:

1. How many people went to that site
2. How long did people spend on that site (or page)

Without #2, #1 is meaningless.

And I would add at least #3 - How many went back to that site within xx days.

I can see how it would improve the overall relevance, but it cannot do it all alone. All the other factors such as links will still have to be a part of the algo.