How Fresh are Web Search Engines?
Web Search Source: Search Engine Showdown Notess Releases New Search Engine Freshness Study Like of all of Greg Notess’s work, this new “Freshness Showdown” is interesting and important reading. Greg writes, “All search engines are pictures of the past, but which search engine has taken its picture most recently? This comparison tries to begin to answer that question.” I would like to add a comment. While you’re be seeing more and more “current” material searchable via web engines, rapid recrawl and refresh doesn’t not guarantee that each and every new web page is added to the database as soon as it’s discovered. Here’s an example. The American Express home page is being recrawled and refreshed in the Google database every 24 to 48 hours. However, new links included on the page and elsewhereon the site (not already in the Google database) might not be searchable for several weeks. Another Example: A search for “Natural Resources Canada” via Google. The organization’s home page was last
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