Search and the World Wide Web

Course offered at UW, Bothell by Sandeep Krishnamurthy, Summer 2006

 

COURSE DETAILS

Sandeep Krishnamurthy's home page | Sandeep's blog

 

LINKS WORTH EXPLORING

 

TechMeme

Beginner’s Guide to Search Engine Optimization

Original Introduction to PageRank

Search Word Inventory

Search Engine: Technology, Society and Business Class from UC, Berkeley  (Graduate Student Version- Recommended)

Blog Data Analysis Class (Advanced)

 

CLASS BLOG POLICY

 

The class blog is http://searchweb2006.blogspot.com.   I expect you to post relevant matter to the class blog.  Expected content rate- 500-1000 words/week.  Don’t just post interesting links (which are welcome), tell us what your professional opinion of them are

 

Blog participation=20% of grade. 

 

1-Tuesday, June 20, 2006

To-do List (10% of your grade)

1.       Complete Scavenger Hunt

2.       Sign up for Class Blog through invitation process. 

3.       Create rudimentary web site on http://students.washington.edu.  Use web site design document. 

4.       Enable web stats using Catalyst’s SimpleSite.

 

2-Thursday, June 22, 2006

Focus- Become an Advanced Searcher

 

To-do List

Advanced Search Guide (Read and practice)

The Google Drill (will show up on Thursday- 10% of your grade)

Search Engine Optimization- I

 

Lecture on Search Engine Basics and Page Rank.

 

3-Tuesday, June 27, 2006

 

To-do List

Google, My Way (15% of your grade)

Initiate planning for your blog.

 

4-Thursday, June 29, 2006

 

To-do List

Start work on your blog. 

 

5-Tuesday, July 4, 2006

 

Holiday

 

6-Thursday, July 6, 2006

To-do List

Mapping Google’s Competition Project (15% of grade)

 

7- Tuesday, July 11, 2006

 

To-Do List

Search Word Inventory Analysis Project (15% of grade)

 

8- Thursday, July 13, 2006

To-Do List

Search Engine Optimization- II (10% of grade)

 

9- Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Final Presentations (15% of grade)

 

 

STUDENT HOME PAGES

 

Allen, Donald Tran           

Bihon, Daniel Fasil

Bogrand, Dan Ryan

Buksh, Shamira N           

Cruz, Anthony    

Fikry, Marouane              

Gizaw, Sophonias         

Hitchcock, Daniel Lee   

Kahn, Michael Asher

Kaushal, Amit

MacDonald, Nathan Graham        

McCormack, Charlene K

Micheva, Maria O            

Mills, Patricia Ann

Moody, Carolynn Rose    

Morgan, David Lee

Quach, Bao Chau Thi      

Racutt, Kasey L

Rowe, Spencer William  

Shapiro, Allison            

Wang, Dennis T J           

Zottoli, Michael

 

STUDENT BLOGS

 

Hurricane Katrina Relief and Aid

Explore Fiji

Life in Kirkland

UW Bothell Blog

Vedic Astrology

The Official Nathan MacDonald Fan Site

Charlene's Trip to India

Travel to Bulgaria

Some Design Ideas

Cooking in Snohomish

Furry Marmots

Good Vietnamese Food

Techno Music Seattle

Trips 2 Make You Sweat

Expensive Things

Aches and Pains

The Financial Times

Jimi Hendrix - the Voodoo Child behind the Purple Haze

The Financial Times

Bruce Lee- The Greatest Fighter of All Time

Know Peru