The Altavista
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`Search
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`Revolution,
`Second Edition
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`Eric J. Ray,
`Deborah S. Ray,
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`CHAPTER1:
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`Introduction to AltaVista 3
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`the Internet developed, the immense problems with Internet searches, and other
`Internet search solutions. Finally, you will learn how AltaVista really does stand
`alone as the Internet search tool.
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`This knowledge will prepare you for the rest of this book, which describes some
`of the tools and techniques used to find order in chaos, and you’ll see how you can
`use AltaVista to both access and provide access to the information available through
`the Internet.
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`ALTAVISTA: THE REVOLUTION!
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`. and it keeps getting better.
`. it’s here. .
`. it’s convenient. .
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`. it’s easy .
`It’s quick. .
`AltaVista solves the problems of finding information on the Internet and brings
`the information right to your desktop. AltaVista is not just another search service;
`rather, its scope, speed, ease of use, and innovation make it the search engine of the
`Internet.
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`A|taVista’s Scope
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`AltaVista, developed in 1995 by Digital Equipment Corporation in its Palo Alto labs,
`did the unthinkable—it indexed the Internet in a project of unmatched scope. As
`other search service providers also developed larger and better indexes, AltaVista
`raised the bar again with a 100 mil1ion—page index, unveiled in late 1997.
`Alta“Vista is the place on the Internet in which documents from across the Internet
`are cataloged—word by word. Want to find all occu1'rences of "for whom the bell
`to1ls" on the Internet? AltaVista is the place. Want to know which newsgroup
`postings in the last three days have mentioned your company by name? AltaVista
`will show you.
`With the help of Scooter, a program that roams around the Web to collect Web
`addresses and Web pages, AltaVista doesn’t merely index key terms or ideas, but
`rather collects complete pages, and the pages they connect to, and the pages those
`pages connect to, and so on across the Internet. As Scooter collects the pages, they’re
`submitted to the indexing software and made available through AltaVista. Anything
`that Scooter finds, you can find too, just by typing a word or two into AltaVista.
`Additionally, you can find new informationjust about as quickly as it’s aVailable—as
`1t’s submitted to AltaVista or when Scooter finds it—without having to wait for
`someone to determine where that new information should fit in a database or catalog.
`Because Scooter scours the Web constantly, you’re more likely to find new or
`obscure sites with AltaVista than you might with other services.
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`CHAPTER 10: The AltaVista Story
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`Comments from the Inside: Annie Warren
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`"So much of what we do in research goes into high—level design that’s
`invisible to most people," she reflects. "Now it’s fun to work on something
`that you and your friends and relatives can personally use and enjoy. I got
`my dad to buy a PC after he used AltaVista. I got another friend to actually
`sign up for an Internet account, someone who is not computer literate at all,
`but she does genealogical searches. I brought her here to the office and
`showed her; and all of a sudden, she needed a PC and an account with an
`Internet service provider. Now she spends all her days doing genealogical
`searches using AltaVista instead of making her annual pilgrimage to Utah
`to stand there at books looking through birth records. It’s so much fun for
`me to be able to say to my friends who are not in the computer industry,
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`‘Look, this is what we do, and you’ll really like it."'
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`THE LAUNCH!
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`On December 15, 1995, AltaVista opened to the public. The team working on
`AltaVista saw the launch as an experiment. If it was successful, there were enormous
`product and service possibilities based on the search technology.
`The launch was very successful. Usage grew dramatically—from 300,000 hits
`on the first day to over 19 million a day nine months later and 80 million hits a day
`two years after launch. A more telling——and reliable——measure of AltaVista’s
`popularity is the fact that 15 million users use the service every month. Early users
`returned again and again and quickly spread the word about its many possible uses.
`Thousands of articles appeared in newsgroups of all kinds telling of personal
`experiences and sharing the enthusiasm of discovery. Awards and stories from all