Guessing Google’s 57 signals
Caitlin Petre / May 18th, 2011 / Tweet
If you watched Eli’s TED talk, you know that Google uses 57 signals to personalize your search results, even when you’re logged out of your Google account. Eli spoke to a Google engineer who revealed a few of them: the computer you’re using, your browser, and your location. While the other 54 signals remain shrouded in quintessential Google-esque mystery, Web science PhD student René Pickhardt has ventured some really interesting educated guesses. Check it out: http://www.rene-pickhardt.de/google-uses-57-signals-to-filter/
