Direct Hit

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Direct Hit is a popularity-based search engine products that helps make finding information on the Internet fast and easy. The Popularity Engine works by anonymously monitoring which web sites Internet searchers select from the search results list, how much time the searchers spend at these sites and a number of other metrics, such as the position of a site relative to other sites. This information is then used in the ranking algorithm to further refine the search results. Basically, the sites that are selected by searchers are boosted in their ranking, while the sites that are consistently ignored by searchers are penalized in their rankings. When your search results are returned, it shows the most popular sites under the title "Related Searchs". I did a search for "webmaster resources" and was pleased to find that a popular site of mine, Elsop's Webmaster Resource Center, was listed at the top. Direct Hit has a list of Frequently Asked Questions. There is a page of company information.

(Last updated 10/11/02)