dbpubs.stanford.edu— the original Stanford presentation authored by Larry Page. a piece of history that Stanford is clearly proud of. includes the basis of the Google PageRank algorithm. fascinating stuff !
Nov 26, 2005View in Crawl 4
"authored by Larry Page"...You know, there's already a perfectly good verb for "written". It is, guess what, "written". If someone can explain to me the difference between "authored" and "written", I'd be delighted to hear it. Otherwise, can we just use the real word?[/grammar rant off](interesting article, btw)
and some more ... note the last sentence (this is taken from dictionary.com)Usage Note: The verb author, which had been out of use for a long period, has been rejuvenated in recent years with the sense ?to assume responsibility for the content of a published text.? As such it is not quite synonymous with the verb write; one can write, but not author, a love letter or an unpublished manuscript, and the writer who ghostwrites a book for a celebrity cannot be said to have ?authored? the creation. The sentence He has authored a dozen books on the subject was unacceptable to 74 percent of the Usage Panel, probably because it implies that having a book published is worthy of special lexical distinction, a notion that sits poorly with conventional literary sensibilities and seems to smack of press agentry. The sentence The Senator authored a bill limiting uses of desert lands in California was similarly rejected by 64 percent of the Panel, though here the usage is common journalistic practice and is perhaps justified by the observation that we do not expect that legislators will actually write the bills to which they attach their names. ?The use of author as a verb in computer-related contexts is well established and unexceptionable.
chachi_arcolaNov 26, 2005
hmm. i searched for it before i posted it. what are the other four story links acr2001 ??
Closed AccountNov 26, 2005
Sadly the poor guy still hasn't been granted his PhD from standford. Shame on Stanford.
trixtahNov 27, 2005
"authored by Larry Page"...You know, there's already a perfectly good verb for "written". It is, guess what, "written". If someone can explain to me the difference between "authored" and "written", I'd be delighted to hear it. Otherwise, can we just use the real word?[/grammar rant off](interesting article, btw)
ralphmalphNov 27, 2005Submitter
and some more ... note the last sentence (this is taken from dictionary.com)Usage Note: The verb author, which had been out of use for a long period, has been rejuvenated in recent years with the sense ?to assume responsibility for the content of a published text.? As such it is not quite synonymous with the verb write; one can write, but not author, a love letter or an unpublished manuscript, and the writer who ghostwrites a book for a celebrity cannot be said to have ?authored? the creation. The sentence He has authored a dozen books on the subject was unacceptable to 74 percent of the Usage Panel, probably because it implies that having a book published is worthy of special lexical distinction, a notion that sits poorly with conventional literary sensibilities and seems to smack of press agentry. The sentence The Senator authored a bill limiting uses of desert lands in California was similarly rejected by 64 percent of the Panel, though here the usage is common journalistic practice and is perhaps justified by the observation that we do not expect that legislators will actually write the bills to which they attach their names. ?The use of author as a verb in computer-related contexts is well established and unexceptionable.
chtiwiMay 1, 2007
voici une bonne explication en détail <a class="user" href="http://www.xcess.info/fr/comprendre_le_google_pagerank_en_detail_afr.aspx">http://www.xcess.info/fr/comprendre_le_google_pagerank_en_detail_afr.aspx</a>
tkromoFeb 28, 2009
i love google no matter what they do or what i will always implement google in any activites i happen to endeavor into<a class="user" href="http://www.SpreadingYourKnowledge.com">http://www.SpreadingYourKnowledge.com</a>