Rank aggregation and ranking algorithms form a critical area of research that seeks to consolidate multiple ordering or preference lists into a single consensus ranking while also developing ...

Google has announced the release of improved technology that makes it easier and faster to research and develop new algorithms that can be deployed quickly. This gives Google the ability to rapidly ...

PageRank is a foundational algorithm that has significantly influenced the way search engines rank webpages by assessing both the quantity and quality of inbound links. The technique, originally ...

It should be clear to everyone that the Google documentation leak and the public documents from antitrust hearings do not really tell us exactly how the rankings work. The structure of organic search ...

Information from mobile marketing data firm Flurry suggests that Apple might have made some changes to the algorithms which govern the chart positions on the iOS App Store. The changes are thought to ...

If you wanted to know why your photo of a pizza didn't break Instagram last month, the company may have some more insight for you. In a blog post, Adam Mosseri, the CEO of Instagram, has laid out more ...

Reducing the visibility of polarizing content in social media feeds can measurably lower partisan animosity. To come up with this finding, my colleagues and I developed a method that let us alter the ...

Adam Mosseri gave more details about ranking in Stories, Reels, and Explore ahead of Instagram's expected launch of a Twitter clone. Reading time 4 minutes Instagram head Adam Mosseri released a ...

Instagram’s home feed ranking algorithm is receiving an update that’s designed to boost the visibility of original content. Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, announced the ranking change is one ...