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"Understanding Internet Search Technology"
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September 12, 2006 SearchReturn Issue #090
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"Google Blocking Proxies"
"Microsoft Live Update"
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==> Google Blocking Proxies
http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/060908-080437
Essentials: In the effort to thwart those who would use anonymous
proxies to harm Google by sending automated requests that perform
things Google doesn't like, the search engine at times will block
access via the proxy. These affect searchers who are hyper
vigilant about privacy, and has even affected the popular Tor
service. Google makes some accommodations for the privacy
concerned, using CAPTCHA and requiring cookies that last at least
for the session.
Anonymous proxies are the main conduit through with click fraud
and ranking systems operate that send massive numbers of queries
to search engines. These queries are harmful in that they serve
no real purpose for the search engine, and cost them greatly in
terms of handling the requests. Blocking anonymous proxies
outright would be throwing away the baby with the bathwater,
since many individuals use anonymous proxies for actual search.
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==> Microsoft Live Update
http://searchenginewatch.com/showPage.html?page=3623401
Essentials: Microsoft has noticeably upgraded it's Live Search
with officially removing the word Beta. This seems to us as an
attempt by Microsoft to work hard at producing a search interface
that can be marketed via it's Vista blitz of hype (as long as it
can stand on its own against Google and Yahoo!).
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