The Life of a Google Query

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www.google.com/press/query.html

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Hypertext-Matching Analysis:.

...Google also analyzes the content of neighboring web pages.

This may be one possibity in explaining the vacillation of Google's SERPs - depending on how much emphasis is placed on this vague attribute

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(Originally This post was placed in another Sub-forum because more was going to be added - but it was locked

But rather than add a new TOPIC - the following is being included - although it may Now seem out of place)

from

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to

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You can explore and analyze Yahoo's / Overture's version of

The Life of a Query

and

Their Algorithmic and Technology Analytics Overview - analogously parallel to the info availble at Google.

It is fascinating to compare the two strategies..

It may offer insights into YaHOO'S NEW DIRECTION