mesa@piefed.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoNews outlets in crisis mode as Google-led AI search push crushes website trafficnypost.comexternal-linkmessage-square76linkfedilinkarrow-up1393arrow-down18
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minus-squareAlecSadler@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·2 days agoWouldn’t this kill their ad revenue? Which is like…most of their revenue?
minus-square3abas@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down6·2 days agoAd supported articles is a dead industry, Google realizes this better than anyone. People don’t go to the source anymore to answer curiosities, why would you read a whole article to answer a simple question when AI gives you the answer directly?
minus-squareAlecSadler@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agoI meant why would people advertise on Google if it won’t convert to clicks anymore?
minus-squareJhex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 days ago why would you read a whole article to answer a simple question when AI gives you the answer directly? context?, nuance?, verifying the AI slop?
Wouldn’t this kill their ad revenue? Which is like…most of their revenue?
Ad supported articles is a dead industry, Google realizes this better than anyone. People don’t go to the source anymore to answer curiosities, why would you read a whole article to answer a simple question when AI gives you the answer directly?
I meant why would people advertise on Google if it won’t convert to clicks anymore?
context?, nuance?, verifying the AI slop?