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Google Oracle
I was playing with Google's auto-complete feature.
Some of the results are amusing.
Some are a poignant commentary on human life.
I wonder how Google's algorithm works, for determining which phrases to show - how often a phrase must be searched on, and from how many different IP addresses, until it is shown in the auto-complete list. I suspect that once an unusual one makes it into the list, its popularity then remains high due to people clicking on it out of curiosity.
Out of curiosity, I searched on "how do I kill my..." and interestingly, "myself" is not included in the list, although various other words are. Google must have special logic to hide that particular phrase from the list, even though you can search on it and get results.
Some of the results are amusing.
Some are a poignant commentary on human life.
I wonder how Google's algorithm works, for determining which phrases to show - how often a phrase must be searched on, and from how many different IP addresses, until it is shown in the auto-complete list. I suspect that once an unusual one makes it into the list, its popularity then remains high due to people clicking on it out of curiosity.
Out of curiosity, I searched on "how do I kill my..." and interestingly, "myself" is not included in the list, although various other words are. Google must have special logic to hide that particular phrase from the list, even though you can search on it and get results.