Google's Site Ranking Secrets

vivin writes "Ever wonder how Google's site ranking works? Wonder no more. Google recently filed United States Patent Application 20050071741 on March 31, 2005. This patent reveals a great deal of information about Google's site ranking algorithm and makes very good reading. For example, one of the criteria that they use is the number of years that your site has been registered. If your site has been registered for less than a year, then it counts against you. A site registered for a longer period of time means that the owner is probably serious about the site, and the site is probably legitimate. Google's Site Ranking algorithms reveal how hard they are making it for spam sites to get listed (on Google). This information will also make it easier for you to make sure that you get listed well in Google."

Already ./'ed ?

[openglx]

No post and already slashdotted.
Long live asp-based sites.

FP?

Real Explanation

[henrywood]

I prefer the official Google explanation:

http://www.google.com/technology/pigeonrank.html [google.com]

Start Goodle ranking improvement business

[panurge]

Step 1: Build time machine
Step 2: Go 5 years into past, buy domain names, set up sites with lots of soft porn images
Step 3: Return to present, stopping off each year on the way to renew domains. Step 4: Sell to spammers etc.
Step 5: Profit.

I'm open to venture capitalists for investment in this one.

Re:ATTENTION

[dhasenan]

You're right! You're so right! I was lured in at a young age by a friendly smile [thewag.net] and a promise of free software, but now I realize my error. I want to convert; I've been led so far astray, I don't know how to get back. Can someone send me a copy of Windows ME so I can regain my sense of self independent of a prescriptive, prohibitive monoculture of an operating system?

I want to change. Please help me--I don't think I can do it on my own.

Foiled Again Google!

[AndrewStephens]

Nothing in the patent nullifies my pagerank defeating technique - put lots of links to my homepage [paradise.net.nz] in slashdot posts modded to +5 funny!

Re:Temporal data.

[b0r0din]

Umm, you spelled 'genius' wrong, genius.

first it was people using

[sonictheboom]

the word 'boxen', now /. is using 'listen' as a noun. l33t. very l33t.

Re:Spammers killing Google

[Leffe]

Try figuring this [ruby-talk.org] wonderful navigation out and I'll give you a cookie!

Hey, there's a help button... *clicks*... Oh God...

Re:Start Goodle ranking improvement business

[Anonymous Coward]

Actually I would do the following...

Step 1: Build time machine
Step 2: Goto step 5
Step 3: ...
Step 4: ...
Step 5: Profit.

So...

[sootman]

...that whole pigeon thing was a joke? I can't believe it. Maybe this filing just a way to divert our attention?

Re:Real Explanation

[PakProtector]

I'm currently under negotiations with Google to see if I can use their massive ammounts of Pidgeon Clusters and a few statues I have handy to do some studies on the dynamics of white dialetric material.

I'll probably just end up bullshitting the answers instead.

Uh oh, Google applied for a patent!

[NanoGator]

Alrighty folks, you know the drill! Google filed a patent, ready pitchforks!!