Google Patent of the week: Document scoring based on traffic associated with a document
The Google patent describes a system and methods for document evaluation for search engines. The evaluation is based on historical data, such as link development, content update frequency, user behavior and traffic. The goal is to improve search results by evaluating and ranking documents based on various factors, including the detection of spam activity. The system uses various weighting factors and algorithms to determine the relevance and quality of documents. The patent application describes in detail the technical aspects of the system and methods.