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Google is Not Relevant, Relatively Speaking
August 24, 2006
I doubt there could be more of a connection between the words Google and Relevance. Google talks constantly about relevance, and we respond by talking more about Google’s relevance. It is their aim to deliver the most relevant results, and they do it for the most part.
We have almost too many examples of Google products and features that are so much better than anything the competition offers. That being said, it is not too difficult to come up with a product or feature that hasn’t exactly come to Google fruition just yet. The one that always leaves me scratching my head is the related: search operator.
Isn’t there some type of connection between the words relevant and related? If a search engine prides itself on relevance, shouldn’t its related: query provide relevant results? Couldn’t Google use its “sophisticated text-matching techniques to find pages that are both important and relevant to your search� to provide better related: query results. This should be one of their strongest queries, yet it is such a glaring weakness. Some examples follow this rant.
Are any sites related to Google? Apparently, just other Google sites.
Are any sites related to Yahoo? Apparently, just other Yahoo sites.
Are any sites related to MSN? I guess not.
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posted by Tom Lustina at August 24, 2006 02:30 PM
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