Blekko Bared
December 14, 2010
If you want to know about Web search engine Blekko, you will find “The Secrets Behind Blekko’s Search Technology” interesting. If I read the article correctly, Blekko built on the “Google legacy.” The idea is that Google got some things right and other things no so right. Blekko has figured out how to use “swarm” methods to obviate the need for the throughput choking approach of Google.
One of the most interesting passages in the write up from my point of view was this one:
This led them to the radical step of building an entirely decentralized architecture, with no masters, slaves or indeed any servers with special roles.
There are other interesting points in the article. However, for me the key message was that Google is now saddled with less-than-modern methods. Whether Blekko knocks Google off its lofty perch is irrelevant. The next generation of Web search systems will continue to push forward.
Poor Google now its hugely expensive infrastructure is, if Blekko is correct, starting to show signs of wrinkles and gray hair. Google now has many irons in the fire and brute force search is still the one trick money maker.
Challenges ahead as 20 sometimes build on Google’s legacy.
Stephen E Arnold, December 14, 2010
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They also talked recently at the British Computer Society (http://irsg.bcs.org/SearchSolutions/2010/sse2010.php has slides) – I was impressed with their approach, it’s very matter-of-fact.
Charlie,
Happy holidays. Thanks for the useful link. Let’s connect about our little idea in January.
Stephen E Arnold, December 15, 2010