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-squaremarkr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoProduct information search is now totally useless. I used to be able to use a part number to find a manual, now it is just scammers Amazon and eBay. YouTube videos were once good sources for DIY, now the useful shit is buried behind product placement bullshitters.
minus-squareInFerNo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoOr websites showing the first page of a manual and requiring payment if you want to see the rest.
Product information search is now totally useless. I used to be able to use a part number to find a manual, now it is just scammers Amazon and eBay.
YouTube videos were once good sources for DIY, now the useful shit is buried behind product placement bullshitters.
Or websites showing the first page of a manual and requiring payment if you want to see the rest.