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Re: What exactly is an "authority site" and how do you recognise one?

__/ [ Borek ] on Wednesday 01 March 2006 16:42 \__

> On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:05:34 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Good  answer. Authority sites can also be based on graph analysis and
>> sub-
>> sequent  classification.  If  you draw the links between one site  to
>> its
>> neighbourhood,  it  often looks like a big pool with  linear
>> connections.
>> It's  down  to some graph analysis. An authority site looks like a
>> spider
>> that  many neighbours (nodes/sites) are connected to, but does not
>> neces-
>> sarily contribute back (links).
> 
> Hmmm... Such a topology gives large PR, don't you think? ;)
> 
> Best,
> Borek

...Yes, which is why PR is a good approximation to finding authority (if
sites that comment spam count as authorities *google giggles*)

Best wishes,

Roy

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