The Wikipedia description of a stack overflow should probably be the best link and it ranks 5th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stack_overflow
That's pretty subjective. Why would that be the "best" link?
Stack Overflow ranks #2 for Google Search for "Stack Overflow"
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Re: Stack Overflow ranks #2 for Google Search for "Stack Overflow"
#52The Wikipedia description of a stack overflow should probably be the best link and it ranks 5th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stack_overflow
That's pretty subjective. Why would that be the "best" link?
Because it describes what a stack overflow is, rather than being a site named after the thing?
That would be my thinking. Ok so maybe wikipedia doesn't have to be the top result, but I'd rather have results relating to the thing I'm searching for come above sites just named after it.
Re: Stack Overflow ranks #2 for Google Search for "Stack Overflow"
#53Gotta wonder though: should StackOverflow.com rank high for "stack overflow"? After all, a "stack overflow" isn't necessarily related to programming questions. Yes, you can ask questions on StackOverflow.com about stack overflows, but that's missing the point. So if I have a domain name that's a thing, but my site has very little content related to that thing, should I rank high for queries about that thing?
So are you saying people searching for "stack overflow" want the definition more often than the web site stackoverflow.com?
Because that doesn't make sense to me. Perhaps an upcoming engineer once or twice needs the definition in their life. And they will mostly go on to use the site as well.
Lazy people like me often type the approximate of a web site into Google rather than trying to guess the exact url / bookmarking it. And we do this continuously.
I can't see the definition being more popular than the site.
Re: Stack Overflow ranks #2 for Google Search for "Stack Overflow"
#54Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's pretty subjective. Why would that be the "best" link?
Because it describes what a stack overflow is, rather than being a site named after the thing? That would be my thinking. Ok so maybe wikipedia doesn't have to be the top result, but I'd rather have results relating to the thing I'm searching for come above sites just named after it.
Maybe people are actually searching for the site, and not the thing that named it?
Re: Stack Overflow ranks #2 for Google Search for "Stack Overflow"
#55Google's algorithm has gotten so big and so complicated over the years, that there are so many cracks and special cases that can cause sites to disappear from or be poorly ranked in search results, unless you're lucky enough to be huge in the tech scene or post here and get your comment seen by a Googler (as I have on occasion). Any Googlers reading this, I'm looking into rebuttals of false DMCA requests being ignore…
"Google's algorithm has gotten so big and so complicated over the years". Agreed! Just like the US tax code...
Re: Stack Overflow ranks #2 for Google Search for "Stack Overflow"
#56https://www.google.com/search?q=stackoverflow&aq=0&oq=stackover&aqs=chrome.0.0j5j57j0j62.3537&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#hl=en&safe=off&sclient=psy-ab&q=stack+overflow&oq=stack+overflow&gs_l=serp.3..0l4.4882.4882.0.5337.1.1.0.0.0.0.135.135.0j1.1.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.5.psy-ab.gWmJt4vWzvg&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.43148975,d.dmQ&fp=c1794afd088c3d78&biw=1440&bih=795 isn't that too long just for https:/…
How about this? http://googl.com/#q=stack+overflow Source: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-shortest-google...
If it has to be short, I like http://goo.gl/e#q=stack+overflow
Re: Stack Overflow ranks #2 for Google Search for "Stack Overflow"
#57Earlier quoted context omitted.
Because it describes what a stack overflow is, rather than being a site named after the thing? That would be my thinking. Ok so maybe wikipedia doesn't have to be the top result, but I'd rather have results relating to the thing I'm searching for come above sites just named after it.
Maybe people are actually searching for the site, and not the thing that named it?
Oh maybe, and maybe they search for that more often than they search for the thing it's named after, and maybe more people would find it more useful that way.
I'm really just expressing a preference :)
Re: Stack Overflow ranks #2 for Google Search for "Stack Overflow"
#58The power of a .gov domain authority in google's algorithms.
Re: Stack Overflow ranks #2 for Google Search for "Stack Overflow"
#59Earlier quoted context omitted.
People actually use Bing?
Yes. And DuckDuckGo. And Google. Why give all your searches to one search engine and one company? Depending on what you're searching for, Google doesn't always provide the best results.
It's hard to know which is going to give you better results ahead of time. That's why I tend to use google. I discovered this whole thing by accident.
Re: Stack Overflow ranks #2 for Google Search for "Stack Overflow"
#60Looks like it's a cut/paste error. If you do wget www.doioig.gov, this is the page you get. Notice the meta refresh that points to stackoverflow.com. window.location.href = "http://www.doi.gov/oig/index.cfm" Page Redirection If you are not redirected automatically, please click the link to continue to the U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Inspector General.
Glad to know someone who works for the government at least knows where to get their information.