The Future of Web Search
There was a web search workshop held back in May in Europe (Barcelona, Spain). Organizers: Yahoo! Research Barcelona and the Web Research Group of the Department of Technology, Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
You might be interested to explore its materials that are available online (most in PDF). Selected topics cover:
Link Analysis
Algorithmics
Retrieval Foundations
Structured Retrieval
Search in Other Environments
Web Search and Mining
Summary:
Internet and Web search are popular sources to find a freelance job or home work. Many individuals generate their entire income online. Search Engines progress at a fast pace. The academic papers of the workshop should give you an idea what direction they will follow.
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