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This lecture covers the indexing of anchor text, the scoring of anchor text, and the concept of PageRank in hyperlink-based ranking. It explains how anchor text is used in indexing, the importance of citations on the web, and the idea behind link-based ranking using a random walker model. The lecture also delves into the transition matrix for the random walker model and how it determines page relevance.