Counting angels on a pinhead: Critically interpreting web size estimates

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Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-40

  Dahn, Michael ^a  

^a STETSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0013273802     PISSN: 01465422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
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2. Dunn, Ashley. "Most of Web Beyond Scope of Search Sites." Los Angeles Times (July 8, 1999): p. A1.
3. Davis, Ryan. "Study: Search engines can't keep up with expanding Net; Researchers estimate only fraction of 800 million Web pages are covered." The Boston Globe (July 8, 1999): p. C1.
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7. See note 2.
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10. See note 9.
11. See note 1.
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