Why Does Only Google Reveal Their Search Technology?

[Hamhiu]

Please tell me how a search engine works ?

 

[berkeman]

Easy. I went to ask.com (used to be askJeeves.com) and typed in:

how does a search engine work?

I got lots of hits back. Here's a good one:

http://searchenginewatch.com/webmasters/article.php/2168031

 

[jtbell]

Google has a http://www.google.com/technology/pigeonrank.html .

 

[Hamhiu]

Thank you,
but can you tell me why only google let's people know about their technology ?
I only want to take a look at how others work but none of them say anything

Regards,
- Hamhiu Motminh