Google History
How does Google keep a record of search queries? Does it follow IP addresses? I would imagine that there are privacy issues concerning this especially if Google can keep records of search queries for years. I would also assume that this history would be less useful in a library setting where you have multiple patrons using the same computer and making a variety of queries.
Web Crawling
If web crawlers only have a certain amount of time to go through pages before they have to start over, what happens to the pages at the end of the queue? Are they part of the massive list of web pages the search engine can never cover or does the crawler send out an "alert" indicating that it either needs to be given more time or that the other pages need to be picked up by another crawler?
Hey Jessica,
ReplyDeleteI like your posts. I'm not certain, but maybe Google doesn't need to keep track of everything we search for. I know that when sites automatically store cookies on your computer it affects what marketers will display when you visit other sites, so maybe Google can operate similarly?
Maybe not....