Search Engine Progressions over time
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Evolution of Search Engines
Summary
The journey of search engines began with "Archie," created by Alan Emtage at McGill University. It indexed filenames from anonymous FTP sites, forming a searchable database. A year later, in 1991, Mark McCahill from the University of Minnesota introduced "Gopher," which could index plain text documents for the first time.
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The concept of search engines started with "Archie," developed by Alan Emtage, a student at McGill University. Archie indexed filenames from files on anonymous FTP sites, crafting a searchable database. However, since it was limited to filenames, the need for more advanced search capabilities soon became apparent. In 1991, Mark McCahill at the University of Minnesota developed "Gopher," which significantly improved search technology by indexing plain text documents. Many sites initially indexed by Gopher have transformed into modern websites.
In the early days, search technology was rudimentary and often inaccurate. As search engines evolved, they began to employ linking schemes to refine results. For a time, Altavista and Yahoo dominated this market. However, Google emerged as a leader around 2001 with groundbreaking innovations such as PageRank and link popularity. PageRank evaluates how many other websites link to a given page, based on the idea that valuable pages receive more links. The ranking is influenced by both the PageRank of linking pages and the number of links they contain. This methodology enabled Google to prioritize its search results effectively. Additionally, Google's minimalist interface added to its appeal.
The rapid growth of the web presents a significant challenge for search engines, which struggle to index the vast number of constantly updating pages. This challenge is exacerbated by dynamically generated pages, contributing to what is known as "the invisible web."
Given the substantial financial stakes in search engines and the internet, companies like Google and Yahoo are continually striving to index as much of the web as possible, delivering accurate search results to users.
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