Buying Links to Increase Page Rank Score
RIP Google PageRank score: A retrospective on how it ruined the web This article describes a feature released on Google’s toolbar back in 2000 called PageRank. When hovered over, PageRank let users see a number from 0-10, indicating the score of the webpage they are viewing. The score is determined by the number of links […]
Google manipulating search scandal
Google is one of the most used search engines in the entire world with thousands of people using the popular website daily. The method that Google uses to choose which sites are the top searches is the algorithm PageRank. PageRank precomputes values for websites that are not based on the topic, and each page has […]
Game theory research reveals fragility of common resources
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-game-theory-reveals-fragility-common.html This article discusses new research in game theory which suggests that people are naturally predisposed to using “typical resources” often, such as transportation systems and fisheries, even if overusage of them is harmful to society. This research considers Nash Equilibrium, used to explain how people make decisions under uncertainty and risk. The findings can […]
The new art auction
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-the-auction-world-is-moving-online-is-it-paying-off From the classical representation of an auction house, the well-dressed, wealthy individuals sitting in rows of lawn chairs seated outside, the auctioneer slurring his words at a rapid speed while banging his gavel at every final sale, three big auctioneer companies rose as the frontrunner: Phillips, Sotheby’s, and Christie’s. As the world is becoming […]
Using Network Pathways Through Rock in Oil Recovery
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0009250981850130 This class is cross-listed between so many majors, and taken by such a wide variety of students because there are so many applications of networks in the real world. This article is a crossover with geology and petroleum engineering. The article briefs the reader on how oil droplets collect in veins in rock. In essence […]
Tumbr’s unique opportunities to increase page rank
Tumblr is a blogging sphere that has unique and plentiful methods of providing endorsements, so I decided to explore these methods and how they affect blog ranking on the web. What primarily drew my interest to Tumblr as a unique example of online ranking systems was my realization that much of the Tumblr content is […]
Applying Link Analysis beyond the Web
In class, we discussed the application of link analysis using hubs and authorities in PageRank. What about its application in other fields? An interesting article, “Hidden Relationships and Networks: Financial Institutions at Risk” by Oracle Financial Services, explore the application of link analysis in identifying hidden links between accounts and introduces its usefulness in combating money laundering or […]
Matching markets in the digital age
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/352/6289/1056.full With the new advances in technology and enterprise within the age of information technology, the concept of matching markets is applicable and viewable in every nuance of interaction between consumer to goods and services. From the diverse and exhaustive range of mobile applications, to the imposed goods and services of the digital age, digital […]
Bargaining Theories Application
http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~mkearns/papers/behbargain.pdf Many theories of bargaining splits and shares have been made in the fields of computer science and economics. In this research paper, a research team from the University of Pennsylvania explores the reality of these splits and whether these theories are applicable in real-life bargaining. These experiments are among the largest on network effects. […]
Ebay’s Auction System (Unlike Anything We have talked about in class)
In class, we talked about ascending-bid auctions, descending-bid auctions, first price auctions, and second price auctions. In the past, auctions were held at events where people were physically present. Nowadays, they are mostly held online. Ebay for instance, is one of the most prominent sites for auction bidding. At first glance when we look to […]
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