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-square27fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down11
arrow-up113arrow-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-square27fedilink
minus-squareSaneless@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 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-up4·1 year agoThe sad thing is the Reddit Links probably contain the most useful answers that google will show you
minus-squareSaneless@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoI know. But I’ll use them as a last resort
minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoUse them, costs bandwidth and CPU cycles.
minus-squareSaneless@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoYes but it will be offset by traffic boosts for advertisers
minus-squaredrz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoUse an adblocker. Unless, you mean people go on the internet without using protection?
minus-squareChais@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThey do. Either due to technical ineptitude (like approximately everyone’s parents) or, and that might be worse, with the conviction of doing “the right thing,” like a friend of mine.
minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoJunk data that costs the advertisement without a return on investment
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?
They do. Either due to technical ineptitude (like approximately everyone’s parents) or, and that might be worse, with the conviction of doing “the right thing,” like a friend of mine.
Junk data that costs the advertisement without a return on investment