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AV's new algo.

Now more dependant on keywords in domain name???

         

awoyo

11:06 am on May 14, 2001 (gmt 0)

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I used to have two sites that did well on AV for a four word keyword set until they twiddled with their algorithms. Now the only way I can get my sites to come up in a decent position is to include part of the domain name into the search terms. For example, if my domain name is foo-bar.com and I sell high energy kryptonite capsules, I used to have a site at number 2 under the terms "high energy kryptonite capsules". Now there's nothing, anywhere under these terms. But if I search for, say, high energy foo capsules I get a good return. It's too early to tell, and I have admittedly not done any extensive testing, but it seems like AV is using an algo that is more heavily dependant on the presence of keywords in the domain name. Anybody else notice this?

NFFC

11:35 pm on May 16, 2001 (gmt 0)

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>only way I can get my sites to come up in a decent position is to include part of the domain name into the search terms

That doesn't have to mean that the domain name has become more prominent in the algo. It could mean that only by forcing the number of possible matches down will the sites be returned.

Laisha

3:55 pm on May 19, 2001 (gmt 0)

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Well, this morning, I am getting results that are from more than 5 months ago. It looks to me like they're playing with their databases.