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Old 08-14-2008, 05:06 PM
Andrew Heenan
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Default Using Capitals in Google; Guy Macon reveals all!! (Revised for 2008)

"Guy Macon" <http://www.GuyMacon.com/> wrote ...
> Here we have a minor little glitch in Google's
> algorithm which shows that searches are actually
> case sensitive. A true case insensitive algorithm
> would convert Guy Macon, guy macon and GUY MACON
> into guy macon before doing any further processing.
> They are doing something with case that they
> thought would never make a difference in the
> results we see. Trying to figure out an algorithm
> through black box testing is a lot like trying to
> crack a cipher through cryptanalysis; even a small
> amount of leaked information helps.


I get a similar variation here in the UK
(though 216.239.59.104 is NY)

I think it's a 'name recognition' thing; it works for TABLE, table and Table
too:
"Table" gets significantly more results than the other two, which are
broadly similar.

This might be a case for using a neutral phrase, such as nigritude
ultramarine, as Guy Macon may be geographically skewed.

"That's OK, Mrs Macon, you son has not been skewered, don't believe all you
read in the papers"
--

Andrew
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