June 27, 2005
MSN Search Update: RankNet
MSN has recently updated its search results with an algorithm based on RankNet:
"The new ranking technology is based on neural net, which was discussed by Microsoft in a research paper headed by Chris Burges titled Learning to Rank using Gradient Descent.
Apparently, using their RankNet, MSN overtime has judged which sites are quality sites and has slowly pushed those to the top of the rankings. In a diagram, MSN shows their results from Early May, Late May, and now June and how their results have changed to show more quality and authority sites in the top MSN results. "
Read more at SearchEngineJournal
Posted by BJ at June 27, 2005 01:39 PM