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I hate how accurate this is

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

There was a good article (maybe video?) posted not too long ago about how Google search results came to suck I wish I could find.

I think it essentially came down to ad revenue and websites tailoring their content to fit Google's algorithm.

Very annoying. Even the old tip of adding the word Reddit to get results from real people is annoying these days because of how they try to push you to login.

Edit: this was the article

https://www.theverge.com/23846048/google-search-memes-images-pagerank-altavista-seo-keywords

[–] FuntyMcCraiger 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Reddit is not even safe anymore. I googled some products and tagged Reddit on the end and the first result was someone who had made a bot that just collects referral links into a big list and names it "top ten x of 2023".

Taking a look at the history and it's just thousands of links.

The internet has shit itself to death.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

At least that is typically more obvious on first glance than an independent site that tricks you at first

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

try to push you to login

And to download the app.

And to consent to their usage of cookies.

And to really download the app.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Reddit is better in the app

NO IT FUCKING ISN’T

Telling me that every single time doesn’t change reality

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

and get notifications from the website

and download the app

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it essentially came down to ad revenue and websites tailoring their content to fit Google’s algorithm.

I use to work for a local pest control company who would legit check google reviews, contact their guy at google ad's and then ask to have the bad reviews removed and the company would pay for that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Huh I wonder how expensive and easy that would be

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I never got to find out. I would just email some manager saying we got a bad review and then she'd "take care of it"

it was all very sketchy.