So, “Allegedly”, there’s this kid named Ori Alon who supposedly invented a more relevant search algorithm who now works for Google. Alon is said to be an Israeli doctoral student.
From haaretzdaily.com:
Search engine giant Google recently acquired an advanced text search algorithm invented by Ori Alon, an Israeli student. Sources believe Yahoo and Microsoft were also negotiating with the University of New South Wales in Australia, where Alon is a doctoral student in computer science.
Google, Alon and the university all refused to comment, though Google confirmed that “Ori Alon works at Google’s Mountain View, California offices.”
So let me ask you this… what kind of world do we live in, that I couldn’t have thought of that, and hired someone to create the algorithm for me? Yes. The sound you hear is me turning green with Jealousy. And on Palm Sunday. Bad Tinu!
Orion, as it is called, which Alon developed with faculty, relates only to the most relevant textual results. In addition the software, which currently operates only in English, offers a list of topics directly related to the original source.
“For example, if you search information on the War of Independence, you’ll receive a list of related words, like Etzel, Palmach, Ben-Gurion,” he explained. The text will only appear on the results page if enough words relevant to the search and the link between them is reasonable. Orion also rates the texts by quality of the site in which they appear.
You see? It’s so simple that it’s freaking brilliant. So go read the rest of the article, Google buys search algorithm invented by Israeli student, to get the rest of the story.
“Cuz I ain’t one to gossip. So you didn’t hear that from me.”
Update 7:50 pm Eastern – Looks like ZDNet was onto this story as well.
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