Google Secret Lab, Prelude from Henk van Ess's new Search Bistro blog looks at how Google uses human reviewers to improve search quality. Ess has a screenshot and a Flash movie of how the system works, for Google's temporarily hired Q&A checkers. Very nice details so far that I've never seen posted anywhere before. However, this type of system isn't new. WebCrawler used to have a feedback system like this back in the late 90s, and other major search engines have had human reviewers, as well. Gather enough data of what's deemed good and bad, and the hope is...
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