1. Most people find websites through Google. MS wants to measure what websites people are going to, well that is going to be influenced by pagerank.
2. It will be like alexa where there sample data just covers some users and not a great cross section of Internet users. Unless if MS builds this into the browser, which would cause a firestorm of protest.
3. Pagerank uses obvious indicators of value which BrowseRank seems more like the Yahoo home page where the top seaches box give you links to Jessica Alba pictures, the Batman movie, etc. Driven by popular culture.
1. Most people find websites through Google. MS wants to measure what websites people are going to, well that is going to be influenced by pagerank.
2. It will be like alexa where there sample data just covers some users and not a great cross section of Internet users. Unless if MS builds this into the browser, which would cause a firestorm of protest.
3. Pagerank uses obvious indicators of value which BrowseRank seems more like the Yahoo home page where the top seaches box give you links to Jessica Alba pictures, the Batman movie, etc. Driven by popular culture.