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<yaoziyuan@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1159994064.546864.37220@m73g2000cwd.googlegro ups.com... > As Wikipedia has been becoming the number one source of online > knowledge, I think Google should promote it by adding a "Wikipedia" tab > besides "Web", "Images", "Groups", "News", etc. Exposing Wikipedia as a > search scope could virtually bring Wikipedia to EVERYONE just like what > Google has done with the good old Usenet. > > Yao Ziyuan > Actually it looks like Google has pushed Wikipedia entries to or near the top of most search terms for which there is a Wikipedia entry, often outweighing far more legitmate sources of information. | ||
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"Neil W" <neilw@REMOVEnetlib.com> wrote in message news:KYpgi.42$TP.10@newsfe12.lga... > <yaoziyuan@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:1159994064.546864.37220@m73g2000cwd.googlegro ups.com... >> As Wikipedia has been becoming the number one source of online >> knowledge, I think Google should promote it by adding a "Wikipedia" tab >> besides "Web", "Images", "Groups", "News", etc. Exposing Wikipedia as a >> search scope could virtually bring Wikipedia to EVERYONE just like what >> Google has done with the good old Usenet. >> >> Yao Ziyuan >> > > Actually it looks like Google has pushed Wikipedia entries to or near the > top of most search terms for which there is a Wikipedia entry, often > outweighing far more legitmate sources of information. > > The ranking is done by how many people went there AFAIK. | ||
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"R. Mark Clayton" <nospamclayton@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:NvydnXvO9ZcusR_bRVnygQA@bt.com... > > "Neil W" <neilw@REMOVEnetlib.com> wrote in message > news:KYpgi.42$TP.10@newsfe12.lga... > > <yaoziyuan@gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:1159994064.546864.37220@m73g2000cwd.googlegro ups.com... > >> As Wikipedia has been becoming the number one source of online > >> knowledge, I think Google should promote it by adding a "Wikipedia" tab > >> besides "Web", "Images", "Groups", "News", etc. Exposing Wikipedia as a > >> search scope could virtually bring Wikipedia to EVERYONE just like what > >> Google has done with the good old Usenet. > >> > >> Yao Ziyuan > >> > > > > Actually it looks like Google has pushed Wikipedia entries to or near the > > top of most search terms for which there is a Wikipedia entry, often > > outweighing far more legitmate sources of information. > > > > > The ranking is done by how many people went there AFAIK. > > AFAIK? | ||
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"click here" <nonomeel@qwerty.tr> wrote in message news:4683d40c$0$13076$e4fe514c@dreader25.news.xs4a ll.nl... > > "R. Mark Clayton" <nospamclayton@btinternet.com> wrote in message > news:NvydnXvO9ZcusR_bRVnygQA@bt.com... >> >> "Neil W" <neilw@REMOVEnetlib.com> wrote in message >> news:KYpgi.42$TP.10@newsfe12.lga... >> > <yaoziyuan@gmail.com> wrote in message >> > news:1159994064.546864.37220@m73g2000cwd.googlegro ups.com... >> >> As Wikipedia has been becoming the number one source of online >> >> knowledge, I think Google should promote it by adding a "Wikipedia" >> >> tab >> >> besides "Web", "Images", "Groups", "News", etc. Exposing Wikipedia as >> >> a >> >> search scope could virtually bring Wikipedia to EVERYONE just like >> >> what >> >> Google has done with the good old Usenet. >> >> >> >> Yao Ziyuan >> >> >> > >> > Actually it looks like Google has pushed Wikipedia entries to or near > the >> > top of most search terms for which there is a Wikipedia entry, often >> > outweighing far more legitmate sources of information. >> > >> > >> The ranking is done by how many people went there AFAIK. >> >> > > > > AFAIK? > > > As far as I know - why not look it up on Wikipedia? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFAIK#A | ||
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"R. Mark Clayton" <nospamclayton@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:NvydnXvO9ZcusR_bRVnygQA@bt.com... > > "Neil W" <neilw@REMOVEnetlib.com> wrote in message > news:KYpgi.42$TP.10@newsfe12.lga... >> <yaoziyuan@gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:1159994064.546864.37220@m73g2000cwd.googlegro ups.com... >>> As Wikipedia has been becoming the number one source of online >>> knowledge, I think Google should promote it by adding a "Wikipedia" tab >>> besides "Web", "Images", "Groups", "News", etc. Exposing Wikipedia as a >>> search scope could virtually bring Wikipedia to EVERYONE just like what >>> Google has done with the good old Usenet. >>> >>> Yao Ziyuan >>> >> >> Actually it looks like Google has pushed Wikipedia entries to or near the >> top of most search terms for which there is a Wikipedia entry, often >> outweighing far more legitmate sources of information. >> >> > The ranking is done by how many people went there AFAIK. I don't believe Google ranks based on the number of clicks. I think that Google has reached some kind of agreement with Wikipedia. | ||
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"Neil W" <neilw@REMOVEnetlib.com> wrote in message news:%Zxhi.89$ah3.32@newsfe12.lga... > "R. Mark Clayton" <nospamclayton@btinternet.com> wrote in message > news:NvydnXvO9ZcusR_bRVnygQA@bt.com... >> >> "Neil W" <neilw@REMOVEnetlib.com> wrote in message >> news:KYpgi.42$TP.10@newsfe12.lga... >>> <yaoziyuan@gmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:1159994064.546864.37220@m73g2000cwd.googlegro ups.com... >>>> As Wikipedia has been becoming the number one source of online >>>> knowledge, I think Google should promote it by adding a "Wikipedia" tab >>>> besides "Web", "Images", "Groups", "News", etc. Exposing Wikipedia as a >>>> search scope could virtually bring Wikipedia to EVERYONE just like what >>>> Google has done with the good old Usenet. >>>> >>>> Yao Ziyuan >>>> >>> >>> Actually it looks like Google has pushed Wikipedia entries to or near >>> the >>> top of most search terms for which there is a Wikipedia entry, often >>> outweighing far more legitmate sources of information. >>> >>> >> The ranking is done by how many people went there AFAIK. > > I don't believe Google ranks based on the number of clicks. I think that > Google has reached some kind of agreement with Wikipedia. > > Oh you mean like sponsored links... | ||
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