wiz@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoPeople who haven't gotten into habit of googling stuff in the last 20 years might not get into it at all anymore because of how search engines are gamed with SEO spam tactics nowadaysmessage-squaremessage-square149fedilinkarrow-up1233arrow-down110
arrow-up1223arrow-down1message-squarePeople who haven't gotten into habit of googling stuff in the last 20 years might not get into it at all anymore because of how search engines are gamed with SEO spam tactics nowadayswiz@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square149fedilink
minus-squareSaneless@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·1 year agoSearch engine protocol: Ignore first few results (ads) Ignore next few results (bullshit spam comparison farms) Ignore really annoying site you think is ok but is a usability nightmare Ignore subsection of reddit links Find 0-1 useful links on first page Regret
minus-squareShialac@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 year agoThe sad thing is the Reddit Links probably contain the most useful answers that google will show you
minus-squareSaneless@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoI know. But I’ll use them as a last resort
minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoUse them, costs bandwidth and CPU cycles.
minus-squareSaneless@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYes but it will be offset by traffic boosts for advertisers
minus-squaredrz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoUse an adblocker. Unless, you mean people go on the internet without using protection?
minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoJunk data that costs the advertisement without a return on investment
minus-squareSaneless@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoThat’s not how it works. Reddit is able to even get interest because of traffic counts. Same for IPO values
minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIf you’re blocking their ads and not logged in, you are costing them.
minus-squareUphillbothways@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoTrying to find the tiny “show more results” button sandwiched between the first page of shit results and the weird AI bubbles of shit results just to find semi-decent shit on pages 2-3 makes me wish i was dead every single time.
Search engine protocol:
Ignore first few results (ads)
Ignore next few results (bullshit spam comparison farms)
Ignore really annoying site you think is ok but is a usability nightmare
Ignore subsection of reddit links
Find 0-1 useful links on first page
Regret
The sad thing is the Reddit Links probably contain the most useful answers that google will show you
I know. But I’ll use them as a last resort
Use them, costs bandwidth and CPU cycles.
Yes but it will be offset by traffic boosts for advertisers
Use an adblocker. Unless, you mean people go on the internet without using protection?
Junk data that costs the advertisement without a return on investment
That’s not how it works. Reddit is able to even get interest because of traffic counts. Same for IPO values
If you’re blocking their ads and not logged in, you are costing them.
Trying to find the tiny “show more results” button sandwiched between the first page of shit results and the weird AI bubbles of shit results just to find semi-decent shit on pages 2-3 makes me wish i was dead every single time.