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what is google related:command?

Discussion in 'Google' started by plmerlin, Sep 17, 2005.

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    Just wondering what is related: in Google and what do results mean?

    I'm searching since an hour and just find different information.

    Thanks
     
    plmerlin, Sep 17, 2005 IP
  2. honey

    honey Prominent Member

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    The query [related:] will list web pages that are "similar" to a specified web page. For instance, [related:www.google.com] will list web pages that are similar to the Google homepage. Note there can be no space between the "related:" and the web page url.

    http://www.google.com/help/operators.html
     
    honey, Sep 17, 2005 IP
  3. Jim_Westergren

    Jim_Westergren Notable Member

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    Hmm. I know what it is but does it mean anything? How is it calculated? For example how can a shitty PR 0 web directory be related to my web design site?
     
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  4. plmerlin

    plmerlin Guest

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    I'll be interesting to know how it's calculated... I also get "related" sites that have nothing to do with my sites theme.

    Any idea how google calculates these?
     
    plmerlin, Sep 20, 2005 IP
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    enQuira Peon

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    few thoughts in another thread

    http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=29157

     
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    plmerlin Guest

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    Very usefull
    Thanks.
     
    plmerlin, Sep 20, 2005 IP
  7. Cristian Mezei

    Cristian Mezei Notable Member

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    That related query gets calculated by :

    1. Incoming links.

    Ex. If you have incoming links from site X and site Y ... At related:www.yoursite.com, you will see Site X and Site Y.

    Now .. The related site only shows about 30 websites. If for example you have 4000 incoming links from 4000 different domains, the most frequent ones, or the ones that link to you with the most number of links appear.

    2. Outgoing links.

    Ex. If you link to site X and site Y ... At related:www.yoursite.com, you will see Site X and Site Y.

    Now .. The related site only shows about 30 websites. If for example you have 4000 outgoing links to 4000 different domains, the most frequent ones, or the ones that you link most often will appear (ex. site-wides)

    3. If you do not link to anyone, or if anyone does not link to you, Google can not decide what websites are related to your website (because no other website defines your theme, or you do not link to any other website, to let google know your niche), so at related:www.yousite.com , you will have 0 links.

    If i helped, i'm glad :)
     
    Cristian Mezei, Sep 20, 2005 IP
  8. Jim_Westergren

    Jim_Westergren Notable Member

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    Yes that is true but there is more to it than that. I have no link to the PR 0 web directory and that site is not linking to me. Also it shows up other web design companies so it also looks at the theme and text. I have for example a few sentenced about a directory on the front page.
     
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  9. Cristian Mezei

    Cristian Mezei Notable Member

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    Give me the url... Maybe we can straitghen this out together. What i said above is only my experience. :)
     
    Cristian Mezei, Sep 20, 2005 IP
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    Jim_Westergren Notable Member

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    :)

    ok, it doesn't matter and I don't think it is any problem. Just interesting to speak about. The site is JW-Webbdesign.se but it's in Swedish :)

    Thanks anyway.
     
    Jim_Westergren, Sep 20, 2005 IP
  11. Cristian Mezei

    Cristian Mezei Notable Member

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    Well .. The language doesn;t matter.

    Let me have a look :)
     
    Cristian Mezei, Sep 20, 2005 IP
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    Also, being linked to from an authoritative, well categorized site/page with similar sites also linked up.
    If you are in the DMOZ, you are likely to see a few from your category.
     
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  13. Cristian Mezei

    Cristian Mezei Notable Member

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    But not always. :)
     
    Cristian Mezei, Sep 20, 2005 IP