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After limited research, I have not been able to find significant information regarding the specifics of the system and algorithm used by Stumble Upon to garner a sites’ star rating, which star you are rated at and why, and at what level your site/page is served to participating Stumblers as they Stumble. I am sure that the number of Stumbled page views, subsequent ratings, whether thumbs up or down, play a majority role, but at what level?
More specifically, I have the following questions:
1) How are sites/pages given a star rating? What is that rating based upon? How can a rating be affected positively or negatively?
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I would love to understand this excellent service more. Can anyone offer me insight on this topic? Please provide me and my readers with as much information as possible, and I will personally respond to all those that post.
Thanks.
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I would like to know too. Maybe it’s a mystery?