How Google Search Works

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Post by sgummaluri » Fri, Feb 14, 2020, 9:11 PM UTC

How Google Search Works
google.com

Re: How Google Search Works

#2

Post by Findeton » Fri, Feb 14, 2020, 9:15 PM UTC

It's nice, but not really a technical explanation.

Re: How Google Search Works

#3

Post by musicale » Sat, Feb 15, 2020, 12:22 AM UTC

1. get web search result

2. insert a bunch of extra stuff (ads, sidebar, wikipedia result, results for maps/youtube/etc., top stories, people also ask, images, discover, ...)

3. remove URLs (replace with tracking links)

4. deliver to user

Re: How Google Search Works

#4

Post by htk » Sat, Feb 15, 2020, 2:26 AM UTC

musicale wrote: post #3

1. get web search result 2. insert a bunch of extra stuff (ads, sidebar, wikipedia result, results for maps/youtube/etc., top stories, people also ask, images, discover, ...) 3. remove URLs (replace with tracking links) 4. deliver to user

You missed AMP.

Re: How Google Search Works

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Post by thrwaway69 » Sat, Feb 15, 2020, 3:40 AM UTC

Don't sell search results? I find that one dubious. I experienced an ad labelled link in the middle of the actual search results. I wanted to screenshot it bad but it was in incognito. Weirdly, bing also does this on incognito, they apply different styles at least on mobile. It might be an A/B test but I have my doubts.

Re: How Google Search Works

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Post by ThePowerOfFuet » Sat, Feb 15, 2020, 8:46 AM UTC

thrwaway69 wrote: post #5

Don't sell search results? I find that one dubious. I experienced an ad labelled link in the middle of the actual search results. I wanted to screenshot it bad but it was in incognito. Weirdly, bing also does this on incognito, they apply different styles at least on mobile. It might be an A/B test but I have my doubts.

>I wanted to screenshot it bad but it was in incognito.

How did the fact that it was incognito window prevent you from taking a screenshot?

Re: How Google Search Works

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Post by thrwaway69 » Sat, Feb 15, 2020, 1:06 PM UTC

ThePowerOfFuet wrote: post #6

thrwaway69 wrote: post #5

Don't sell search results? I find that one dubious. I experienced an ad labelled link in the middle of the actual search results. I wanted to screenshot it bad but it was in incognito. Weirdly, bing also does this on incognito, they apply different styles at least on mobile. It might be an A/B test but I have my doubts.

>I wanted to screenshot it bad but it was in incognito. How did the fact that it was incognito window prevent you from taking a screenshot?

https://9to5google.com/2018/03/24/incognito-mode-in-chrome-6...