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I find it interesting how links came to be used in search engine algorithms. Before links, search engine results were a disorganised mess. But the co-founders of Google, both from academic backgrounds realised links weren't too dissimilar from citations in academic writing.

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trivia: It's called 'PageRank', as it was named after Larry Rank.

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johnmu is a ranking factor and so are you

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Who is the real GOOGLE GURU?

The year 2000. Sergey Brin, Googles Co-Founder, On "To Tell The Truth" TV Game Show.

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He may be the Google Guru, but you are the Google Guru of our hearts.

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