On Sunday 23 April 2006 07:09, Per Jessen wrote:

It's not really clear what KK6MKs problem is.

Hi Per, Presumably, he's had that radio call sign (ham license) for a very long time. When he 'Googles' it, the 'hits' are "rife with ancient and long dead listings." He claims that Yahoo!, MSN and Altavista searches result in current 'hits' being brought to the top. Carl

On 23/04/06, Per Jessen wrote:

Carl Hartung wrote:

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On Sunday 23 April 2006 07:09, Per Jessen wrote:

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It's not really clear what KK6MKs problem is.

Hi Per,

Presumably, he's had that radio call sign (ham license) for a very long time. When he 'Googles' it, the 'hits' are "rife with ancient and long dead listings."

Yeah - but what is "an ancient and long dead listing"? I see 99 and 2002 results on google, and 98 and 99 results on altavista.

/Per Jessen, Zürich

I seem to recall reading that Google bases it's hit strategy on the number of page visits a particular site has had. So, if the older mentions of this chaps call sign have been hit more often then that will rise to the top of the current Google search. It's obviously more complex than that but that is a rough idea of how it does it. -- ============================================== I am only human, please forgive me if I make a mistake it is not deliberate. ============================================== Xmas may be over but, PLEASE DON'T drink and drive you'll make it to the next one that way. Kevan Farmer Linux user #373362 Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire WS6 7HR

Carl Hartung wrote:

On Sunday 23 April 2006 09:02, Per Jessen wrote:

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Yeah - but what is "an ancient and long dead listing"?

:-) I guess that depends on the material and one's expectations. If you're posting time-sensitive material online that will be stale in six months, getting one year old 'hits' at the top might seem "ancient."

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I see 99 and 2002 results on google, and 98 and 99 results on altavista.

Four to seven years ago in Internet time almost qualifies as an eternity, doesn't it? ;-)

Carl

You can use the "date" expression in your search for more recent entries: /search-string /date:3 the 3 signifies "in the last three months". You can also use 6 or 12. -James W.