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OneRiot Updates Algorithm, Releases Factors for Link Indexing

2009-06-18T19:49:08Z

Real-time search outfit OneRiot announced today some updates to their search algorithm, which parses data in real-time social streams to index and rank links.

Although results based on freshness alone are available through the search engine's real-time firehose setting, the results returned through the Pulse Rank setting are weighted based on several factors that riff off similar considerations for the static web and Google's PageRank system.

]]> Although Pulse setting searches have been around since OneRiot's launch, the company announced today in their blog, "We made a couple of changes to our algorithm today to improve those results even further."

Pulse results will now be a product of the following considerations: Timeliness, domain authority, individual reputation, and acceleration. The new algo attempts to weed out spam links (or links from known spammers) and give preference instead to "more thoughtful sharers whose links tend to get retweeted and dugg."

According to the blog, the algo tweaks will also improve detection of whether a page is trending or whether it's simply a large, popular destination and always has been.

"We're also getting a lot of leverage from our Artificial Intelligence systems that constantly 'learn' how to improve the way we rank results," the post continues.

Comment from blasis on 2009-06-18

2009-06-18T21:20:38Z

VERY NICE NEWS FROM OneRiot FOR US WEBMASTERS

http://officialtech.com

Comment from MS on 2009-06-18

2009-06-19T05:18:23Z

Just tried OneRiot with a few queries and I don't think it catches the pulse with its "Pulse Rank" reliably.

I tried this search for "iPhone":
http://www.oneriot.com/search?q=iphone&st=web&ot=PULSE

The top two results were for squarespace and tweetdeck, the apps. There was no mention of the new iPhone 3GS or its launch today in the top 10 results. That's a big miss for a popular search.

Comment from Erick on 2009-06-21

2009-06-21T17:24:32Z

RWW has become a platform for people to do their marketing and PR. The product OneRiot basically sucks bigtime at the moment. RWW writers, please show some examples or stfu instead of toting vacuous offerings!

Comment from Jolie O'Dell on 2009-06-21

2009-06-22T00:52:23Z

@Erick Wow - that's some pretty heavy criticism. We're not the only publication reporting on OneRiot, and we've offered tons of examples in the past. So, clearly, you're not a fan of OneRiot - what real-time search products do you prefer?

Comment from Brant on 2009-06-21

2009-06-22T00:59:09Z

I kind of agree with Erick. Once RWW decides that a site is cool, they basically will create stories out of nothing. . just to have a new article about that website.

Maybe its because it drives traffic, who knows.

I bet if someone analyzed stories posted per week from RWW, that 25% - 50% are related directly or indirectly to twitter.

Prove me wrong.

Comment from Jolie O'Dell on 2009-06-21

2009-06-22T01:06:38Z

@Brant: That's actually an interesting idea. I challenge you, however, to include a couple other tech blogs in your analysis. Twitter, Facebook, Google, and a handful of other companies get a crazy amount of coverage on all the blogs. Facebook news breaks pretty consistently on TechCrunch (we suspect an "in," natch), and Mashable covers a lot more Twitter apps/news than just about anyone else.

Now, is this because we are collectively kissing some company's tush? Or is it because these are actually significant, game-changing startups?

And we never cover companies simply because we "think they're cool." There are lots of cool people, cool companies, and even friends whose stories we pass on simply because they're not RWW caliber. We do choose to provide follow-up coverage when we find a particular technology really significant. The alternative would be to cover them once and forget about them, which is neither interesting nor fair, nor does it put those startups in any larger context or perspective.

I'm just sayin', is all. =)

Comment from Brant on 2009-06-21

2009-06-22T02:58:46Z

Excellent follow-up Jolie, and thank you for reading my comment.

I completely agree that a lot of tech blogs cover the same ol tech companies. Mashable is probably the most predictable when it comes to their stories. It's a mystery why some of their somewhat lackluster articles get so many ReTweets.

Being a web developer and involved in a one-man start-up, I can honestly say the hardest thing to do is get noticed. I created a fantasy sports news site that revolutionizes fantasy player news with speed and accessibility, and will patiently wait for my day in the sun. :)

I look forward to more of your stories in the future.

Comment from James on 2009-09-15

2009-09-15T19:58:33Z

As an unsuspecting user of onriot adware (attached to a firefox addon. But which one?), I would truly love to know how to get their scrolling crap off the bottom of my firefox browser. I couldn't give a rats ass about 99% of the topics they scroll.

If big brother is watching us, oneriot is feeding you. If anyone figures out how get this removed, let me know.