Ranking blog documents

Abstract

A blog search engine may receive a search query. The blog search engine may determine scores for a group of blog documents in response to the search query, where the scores are based on a relevance of the group of blog documents to the search query and a quality of the group of blog documents. The blog search engine may also provide information regarding the group of blog documents based on the determined scores.

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         28 . A method performed by one or more server devices, the method comprising:
 receiving, by the one or more server devices, a search query;   identifying, by the one or more server devices, a blog document that is responsive to the search query;   generating, by the one or more server devices, a relevance score for the blog document, the relevance score being based on a measure of relevance of the blog document to the search query;   generating, by the one or more server devices, a quality score for the blog document, the quality score being based on a measure of quality of the blog document independent of the search query,   the measure of quality being based on a plurality of indicators, the plurality of indicators including:
 a particular quantity of subscribers to the blog document; 
   generating, by the one or more server devices, a ranking score based on the relevance score and the quality score; and   providing, by the one or more server devices, information regarding the blog document based on the ranking score.   
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 28 , further comprising:
 identifying a plurality of subscriptions to the blog document; and   identifying one or more subscriptions, of the plurality of subscriptions, that are associated with a user that is associated with the blog document,   the particular quantity of subscribers being based on:
 a first quantity associated with the plurality of subscriptions to the blog document, and 
 a second quantity associated with the one or more subscriptions that are associated with the user that is associated with the blog document. 
   
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 29 , further comprising:
 reducing the first quantity by an amount that is based on the second quantity to determine the particular quantity of subscribers to the blog document.   
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 29 , further comprising:
 identifying that the user is associated with the blog document based on identifying that the user has previously accessed the blog document.   
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 29 , further comprising:
 identifying that the user is associated with the blog document based on an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the user.   
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 28 , further comprising:
 ranking the blog document with regard to another blog document based on the ranking score,   where providing the information regarding the blog document based on the ranking score includes:
 providing information regarding the blog document and the other blog document in an order that is based on the ranking. 
   
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 28 , where generating the ranking score based on the relevance score and the quality score includes:
 increasing or decreasing the relevance score based on the quality score.   
     
     
         35 . A system, comprising:
 one or more devices to:
 receive a search query; 
 identify a blog document that is responsive to the search query; 
 generate a relevance score for the blog document, the relevance score being based on a measure of relevance of the blog document to the search query; 
 generate a quality score for the blog document, the quality score being based on a measure of quality of the blog document independent of the search query, 
 the measure of quality being based on a plurality of indicators, the plurality of indicators including:
 a particular quantity of subscribers to the blog document; 
 
 generate a ranking score based on the relevance score and the quality score; and 
 provide information regarding the blog document based on the ranking score. 
   
     
     
         36 . The system of  claim 35 , where the one or more devices are further to:
 identify a plurality of subscriptions to the blog document; and   identify one or more subscriptions, of the plurality of subscriptions, that are associated with a user that is associated with the blog document,   the particular quantity of subscribers being based on:
 a first quantity associated with the plurality of subscriptions to the blog document, and 
 a second quantity associated with the one or more subscriptions that are associated with the user that is associated with the blog document. 
   
     
     
         37 . The system of  claim 36 , where the one or more devices are further to:
 reduce the first quantity by an amount that is based on the second quantity to determine the particular quantity of subscribers to the blog document.   
     
     
         38 . The system of  claim 36 , where the one or more devices are further to:
 identify that the user is associated with the blog document based on identifying that the user has previously accessed the blog document.   
     
     
         39 . The system of  claim 36 , where the one or more devices are further to:
 identify that the user is associated with the blog document based on an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the user.   
     
     
         40 . The system of  claim 35 , where the one or more devices are further to:
 rank the blog document with regard to another blog document based on the ranking score,   where when providing the information regarding the blog document based on the ranking score, the one or more devices are to:
 provide information regarding the blog document and the other blog document in an order that is based on the ranking. 
   
     
     
         41 . The system of  claim 35 , where when generating the ranking score based on the relevance score and the quality score, the one or more devices are to:
 increase or decrease the relevance score based on the quality score.   
     
     
         42 . A computer-readable medium, comprising:
 a plurality of computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
 receive a search query; 
 identify a blog document that is responsive to the search query; 
 generate a relevance score for the blog document, the relevance score being based on a measure of relevance of the blog document to the search query; 
 generate a quality score for the blog document, the quality score being based on a measure of quality of the blog document independent of the search query, 
 the measure of quality being based on a plurality of indicators, the plurality of indicators including:
 a particular quantity of subscribers to the blog document; 
 
 generate a ranking score based on the relevance score and the quality score; and 
 provide information regarding the blog document based on the ranking score. 
   
     
     
         43 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 42 , where the plurality of computer-executable instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
 identify a plurality of subscriptions to the blog document; and   identify one or more subscriptions, of the plurality of subscriptions, that are associated with a user that is associated with the blog document,   the particular quantity of subscribers being based on:
 a first quantity associated with the plurality of subscriptions to the blog document, and 
 a second quantity associated with the one or more subscriptions that are associated with the user that is associated with the blog document. 
   
     
     
         44 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 43 , where the plurality of computer-executable instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
 reduce the first quantity by an amount that is based on the second quantity to determine the particular quantity of subscribers to the blog document.   
     
     
         45 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 43 , where the plurality of computer-executable instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
 identify that the user is associated with the blog document based on identifying that the user has previously accessed the blog document.   
     
     
         46 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 43 , where the plurality of computer-executable instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
 identify that the user is associated with the blog document based on an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the user.   
     
     
         47 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 42 , where the plurality of computer-executable instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
 rank the blog document with regard to another blog document based on the ranking score, and   where the computer-executable instructions, which cause the one or more processors to provide the information regarding the blog document based on the ranking score, further cause the one or more processors to:
 provide information regarding the blog document and the other blog document in an order that is based on the ranking.