Google News Ranking Factors Revealed in Patent

An in-depth look at Google’s patent for some of the algorithms at work reveal some very interesting elements to their ranking algorithm. While some expected  factors include frequency of news publication, or the length of the articles, some of the more surprising factors include number of authors for the source (staff size), writing style, usage patterns, global reach of the news source, breadth of coverage and more. For curators, these are all factors to consider as you curate content to decide what content is most relevant for your audience.  They have put a lot of thought into these algorithms over the years, and its worth at least a quick skim.

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