Just came across this great graphic that explains how Google delivers the search results. 
While Google keeps everything secret, some of the secrets are obvious on closer inspection. The info is much as it always has been but the graphic here makes a lot of the info about PageRank and relevance somewhat clearer.
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Can I use some information from here for my discussion boards for Publicity in Hollywood. Thank you
@Rebecca Of course…please send folks back to my site!