MSN Search and DirectHit Search Engine - Similar Strategies

The Web Archive saves Web pages and their links - so looking for the Search Engine DIRECT HIT - there was a Real-time snapshot of SERPs dating back to 1997 to 2000

Their claim to fame was CLICK POPULARITY - where the SERPs were influenced by how many clicks a given pages was getting on a query.

in theory, the more CLICKS the higher it would get in the SERPs for a given Search Term(s).  Here is a SnapShot of  their explanation of that technology CLICK POPULARITY

http://web.archive.org/web/20000816061548/directhit.com/about/products/technology_whitepaper.html


The new New Neural Net technology of MSN Search Borrows heavily from this Strategy.

This is Page Two for a SERPs for MP3 one of the most popular terms ever

http://web.archive.org/web/20001021235336/directhit.com/fcgi-bin/DirectHitWeb.fcg?fmt=html&qry=MP3&base=10&pgsz=10&template=search&strategy=4

Since they are REAL SERPs  - hover your cursor on ANY result and look at the URL

http://www.mp3asylum.net/&qry=MP3&rnk=20&src=DH_Web_SRCH&u=0246988944&src=DH_SRCH&persrch">http://web.archive.org/web/20001021235336/http://directhit.com/fcgi-bin/RedirURL.fcg?url=">http://directhit.com/fcgi-bin/RedirURL.fcg?url=http://www.mp3asylum.net/&qry=MP3&rnk=20&src=DH_Web_SRCH&u=0246988944&src=DH_SRCH&persrch">http://web.archive.org/web/20001021235336/http://directhit.com/fcgi-bin/RedirURL.fcg?url=http://www.mp3asylum.net/&qry=MP3&rnk=20&src=DH_Web_SRCH&u=0246988944&src=DH_SRCH&persrch


Here is the Number 20 result from a 10/18/2000 Saved Search

Notice the RED highlighted items

the info given to Direct Hit about that URL includes
the URL  - mp3asylum
the query - qry=MP3
the rank - rnk=20

and the Web SRCH


Now analyze the new MSN search for the term Search Engines
(there tracking code appears SOMETIMES - but for a saved result for the Popular term Search Engines


http://search-engines-web.com/&&DI=293&IG=7e638b0e044946308410b3e9e1a662a2&POS=9&CM=WPU&CE=6&CS=AWP&SR=6">http://g.msn.com/9SE/1?">http://search-engines-web.com/&&DI=293&IG=7e638b0e044946308410b3e9e1a662a2&POS=9&CM=WPU&CE=6&CS=AWP&SR=6">http://g.msn.com/9SE/1?http://search-engines-web.com/&&DI=293&IG=7e638b0e044946308410b3e9e1a662a2&POS=9&CM=WPU&CE=6&CS=AWP&SR=6

You will notice
 the URL
the Postion - POS=9 
THE ORGANIC SERPs POSITION - SR=6

NOTICE they include the POSITION (including the sponsor links)
and the organic position

As well as other tracking codes - MANY other tracking codes

For some people a tracking cookie may tell how long a person stays on the site they visited (also indentified by IP address ) before returning to the SERPs - so if a person was NOT happy and returned back - that may be a DEMERIT of sorts for the result


Sometimes the MSN referrer will be Visible along with the URL when you check the PROPERTIES by right clicking on a link













http://search-engines-web.com/&&DI=293&IG=7e638b0e044946308410b3e9e1a662a2&POS=9&CM=WPU&CE=6&CS=AWP&SR=6">

now THAT was a cool post

Thanx...
the above post had been taken from http://seoptimization.blog.com/

BTW:
Unlike others MSN is actively discussing, and requesting contributions for their New Homepage

http://beta.msn.com/

via their official blog

http://spaces.msn.com/members/msnhomepage/

C'mon speak your mind - they can take it 

a ! wrote:

Unlike others MSN is actively discussing, and requesting contributions for their New Homepage

http://beta.msn.com/

via their official blog

http://spaces.msn.com/members/msnhomepage/

C'mon speak your mind - they can take it 

I choose not to.

MSN don't provide services I'm interested in (with the exception of Windows Live Messenger Service)

I think it would be best if MSN got feedback from their main users, I have no interest in "consumer" related services.

Their NEWS  is pretty decent with great Videos

Their Search Engine is almost on par with Google for a wide range of searches

Their Special Features are quite entertaining.

a ! wrote:

Their NEWS  is pretty decent with great Videos

Their Search Engine is almost on par with Google for a wide range of searches

Their Special Features are quite entertaining.

Bottom line: MSN are behind Yahoo!.

Acquiring AOL would put MSN on par, or slightly ahead of, Yahoo!.

Google is still substantially better.

"Close" or "improving" is not good enough, sorry. "Better" is not good enough. "Best" is it.

If you're not the cheapest or the best, you're screwed. Search is free, so if you're not the best... enjoy.

Google just now began offering FREE WEBSITE tracking Analytics


https://www.google.com/analytics/

of course they will be used to help them in their ALGOs but Microsoft is using Click Popularity

http://www.google.com/analytics/feature_benefits.html

 

[CODE] <script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript">
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
_uacct = ".....";
urchinTracker();
</script> [/CODE]

open the JS file in Notepad

TAKE A LOOK AT THAT TRACING CODE - WOW WOW WOW