search algorithms

stop words

Stop Me If You Think You’ve Seen This Word Before

If you’ve ever searched for anything, you’ve probably run into stop words. Stop words are words so common they are typically ignored for search purposes. That is, if you type in a stop word as one of your search terms, the search engine will ignore that word (if

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programming languages

The Incredible LinkTron 5000(tm)!

I talked in a previous post about Unbreakable Links – that is, stating every URL in terms of a Google search rather than an absolute address. Great concept, but how do you determine which words on a web page are most likely to generate a unique search result? Well, wonder no

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