Tamrerk Nasomyont. Google rank algorithm demystification. Master's Degree(Information Technology). King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok. Central Library. : King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, 2013.
Abstract:
Having a website listed on the first rank of a result page of the search engine giant like Google, generates a large amount of traffic and strong engagement from the viewers. There are still many mysteries behind Google search algorithm. This search engine was invented in 1996 by featuring the key algorithm called PageRank to determine the rank of webpage in accordance with the search keyword. The search algorithm, which is based on more than 200 factors, is modified at least 500 times annually. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is considered to be the popular technique used to acquire the high rank on the result page. This study unveils the significance of the SEO factors with the rank in Search Engine Result Pages (SERPs), derives SEOmetric model by applying econometric paradigm and multiple linear regression approach and uses a Treemap to project outstanding SEO factors from SEOmetric model.