Google Gets Patent on Panda Algo Which Means Only One Thing

[muffincrumbs]

Bing and Yahoo will not be able to copy it, and it reads in favor of Google cornering the search engine market in the future. It is general enough that they will now be able to pretty shut down anyone in their way the good 'ol legal way. This patent passed long after it had been filed over a year ago because, it was bombarded with a lot of scrutiny, and then was feed a healthy diet of payoff money. (last sentence is strictly opinion)

On the other hand this provides some extremely valuable insight into what Panda really does for those who like techie stuff like me. They can't hide its secrets when its patented

See: This link that goes to stuff you have to be a geek to love.

 

[CasinoKev]

Man my head is spinning from that patent link. I can't believe I just spent an hour trying decipher that insanity.

 

[AussieDave]

It is general enough that they will now be able to pretty shut down anyone in their way the good 'ol legal way.

I think Google are skating a very thin line here if this Patent is by design to create a SE monopoly. Remember what happened to Microsoft and their attempt to monopolise the market.

 

[muffincrumbs]

I spent a lot more than an hour deciphering it. Reading and making a graph helped.

My takeaway boils down to diversity, in references, in subnets, and anchor text. But it is an awful lot to think about so my understanding is still quite far away from complete.

I do believe they will use it to bully smaller search engines in the future, just as Google and Apple drooped all lawsuits against each other, these companies are always seeking ammunition.

In fact they are now working together to "reform patent law" http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...ree-to-dismiss-lawsuits-work-on-patent-reform