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1998 CE

PageRank and link-based Web search ranking

Information & communication · Technology · Infrastructure

Brin and Page’s paper described a search-engine prototype that combined text with hyperlink structure to rank results. It made links a signal of relevance in search; that signal alone is not equivalent to a source’s truth, quality, or diversity of viewpoint.

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    1998
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