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-square14fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down11
arrow-up112arrow-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-square14fedilink
minus-squareSaneless@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 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-up3·1 year agoThe sad thing is the Reddit Links probably contain the most useful answers that google will show you
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