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'''Aliweb''' ('''A'''rchie '''L'''ike '''I'''ndexing for the '''Web''') |
'''Aliweb''' ('''A'''rchie '''L'''ike '''I'''ndexing for the '''Web''') was (at the time) one of the [[World Wide Web|Web's]] first [[search engines]]. Its predecessors were either built with different purposes (as it is the case with the [[World Wide Web Wanderer]]) or were literally just indexers (as were [[Archie search engine|Archie]], [[Gopher protocol|Gopher]], [[Veronica (computer)|Veronica]] and [[Jughead (computer)|Jughead]]). It was released in October [[1993]] and first presented at the First International Conference on the World-Wide Web in [[Geneva]] in [[1994]]. |
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Aliweb allows users to submit the location of an index file on their site (named "site.idx"), which enables the search engine to include their [[Web page]]s and add a user-written page description and keywords. This empowers [[webmaster]]s, who can define the terms that lead users to their pages and also avoids setting [[Internet bot|bots]] (such as the Wanderer) which uses bandwidth. Its original programmer, Martijn Koster, was also instrumental in the creation of the [[Robots Exclusion Standard]].<ref name="koster">{{cite web |url=http://www.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/menschen/sommersn_public/aliweb-paper.html|title=ALIWEB - Archie-Like Indexing in the WEB|accessmonthday=May 17|accessyear=2006|author=Koster, Martijn|year=1994|month=March}}</ref> In his paper, Koster discusses the background and objectives of Aliweb, as well as providing an overview of how it functioned and some insight into its framework. |
Aliweb allows users to submit the location of an index file on their site (named "site.idx"), which enables the search engine to include their [[Web page]]s and add a user-written page description and keywords. This empowers [[webmaster]]s, who can define the terms that lead users to their pages and also avoids setting [[Internet bot|bots]] (such as the Wanderer) which uses bandwidth. Its original programmer, Martijn Koster, was also instrumental in the creation of the [[Robots Exclusion Standard]].<ref name="koster">{{cite web |url=http://www.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/menschen/sommersn_public/aliweb-paper.html|title=ALIWEB - Archie-Like Indexing in the WEB|accessmonthday=May 17|accessyear=2006|author=Koster, Martijn|year=1994|month=March}}</ref> In his paper, Koster discusses the background and objectives of Aliweb, as well as providing an overview of how it functioned and some insight into its framework. |
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Revision as of 21:17, 21 December 2006
Aliweb (Archie Like Indexing for the Web) was (at the time) one of the Web's first search engines. Its predecessors were either built with different purposes (as it is the case with the World Wide Web Wanderer) or were literally just indexers (as were Archie, Gopher, Veronica and Jughead). It was released in October 1993 and first presented at the First International Conference on the World-Wide Web in Geneva in 1994.
Aliweb allows users to submit the location of an index file on their site (named "site.idx"), which enables the search engine to include their Web pages and add a user-written page description and keywords. This empowers webmasters, who can define the terms that lead users to their pages and also avoids setting bots (such as the Wanderer) which uses bandwidth. Its original programmer, Martijn Koster, was also instrumental in the creation of the Robots Exclusion Standard.[1] In his paper, Koster discusses the background and objectives of Aliweb, as well as providing an overview of how it functioned and some insight into its framework.
Aliweb is currently undergoing a total rewrite of the programing code and is set to re-launch in 2007 as a competitor to Google, MSN, and Yahoo. The current site reflects the very last update of the original database. At Aliweb's start in 1993, the entire database was so small that the original program only searched from the beginning until it had the required number of results requested to display. The search program was reprogrammed by the new development team to search the entire database and then report the best matches through a weighted system. The database is no longer updated and is largely outdated, but is maintained for historical purposes.
A list (called "AliLinks") of approximately 500 of the most popular sites on the Internet is maintained on the Aliweb home page. Some of these links are also outdated.