Re: Scenario behind "Waking up displaced"

Erik Max Francis <max@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Wildepad wrote:
> 
>> A website would be nearly useless. Goggle for "won't wake up" --
>> you'll find over a million hits. 
> 
> Depends on how long it is between when the problems start happening and 
> everyone falls asleep, and then how long it takes after everyone's 
> asleep that the search engine starts to systematically fail (which is 
> far longer than  a day).  Search engines are dynamic; if people are 
> talking about it, then popular sites that mention it prominently will be

> pushed to the front of searches.  That is, you know, the point, after
all.

I have seen people seeking help with some obscure bit of programming post 
their code to a web site, and then a few minutes later search for the 
obscure term, and said web site ends up being at the top of Google's 
search terms (out of two or three total hits). At least for some sites 
which are known to update frequently, Google finds new stuff *fast*.

-- 
Michael Ash
Rogue Amoeba Software