Uploaded October 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Global page rankings are only the beginning of how a final set of search results and result orderings are determined. Additional factors that are considered include variants of the original search that incorporate synonyms or fix misspellings, as well as the age of the page. Many additional factors that are considered are personal. These can include the user’s estimated location, the language that pages are written in, and the user’s search history.
Credits: Talking: Geoffrey Challen (Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo). Producing: Greg Bunyea (Undergraduate, Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo).
Part of the internet-class.org online internet course. A blue Systems Research Group (https://blue.cse.buffalo.edu) production.
Global page rankings are only the beginning of how a final set of search results and result orderings are determined. Additional factors that are considered include variants of the original search that incorporate synonyms or fix misspellings, as well as the age of the page. Many additional factors that are considered are personal. These can include the user’s estimated location, the language that pages are written in, and the user’s search history.
Credits: Talking: Geoffrey Challen (Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo). Producing: Greg Bunyea (Undergraduate, Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo).
Part of the internet-class.org online internet course. A blue Systems Research Group (https://blue.cse.buffalo.edu) production.
