White Papers and Published Research
by Jason J. Green
Findings on the 3 Part Google Update: Jagger (2/14/2006)
Overview of research findings related to a major Google ranking algorithm update which occurred between
10/2005 and 11/2005.
Jagger (PDF)
Google PageRank and Related Technologies (9/15/2005)
An extensive discussion of Google's PageRank technology
PageRank (PDF)
Inference of Relevancy: Introduction to Vector Spread Activation (10/5/2005)
A brief exploration of vector spread citation analysis as it is commonly employed by modern search
properties.
VSA (PDF)
Introduction to Semantic Connectivity (7/10/2005)
Discussion of semantic analysis concepts and language disambiguation techniques.
Semantic (PDF)
The Anatomy of a Ranking Algorithm (11/22/2005)
Introduction of a novel taxonomy that helps to facilitate a practical understanding of search engine sorting
methodologies.
Algorithm (PDF)
Information Retrieval Technologies in Modern Search Engines (4/2005)
An online tutorial designed to give search marketers a grasp of basic IR concepts as they are applied by
modern search engines.
IR (PDF)