Study finds "search engines seem to lose the cat-and-mouse game that is SEO spam."

I guess we all kinda knew that, but it’s always nice to have a study backing your opinions.

  • solarvector@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    7 months ago

    What fight? Google is making money, and nearly everyone is playing Google’s game following their tune. Google is definitely not losing.

  • edric@lemm.eeEnglish
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    7 months ago

    There are literal careers dedicated to gaming search results. That’s bound to happen.

  • deadbeef79000@lemmy.nzEnglish
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    7 months ago

    I switched to DDG merely to get rid of Google’s irrelevant paid results up top.

    If I’m searching for brand model manual I don’t need every competitor’s marketing detritus.

    Likewise contact details etc… it’s maddening.

  • jqubed@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    I’ve been trying DuckDuckGo recently and already started seeing some better results. I’m not ready to change my default search engine yet, but if it keeps up I could see that happening sooner than later.

    • Rikudou_Sage@lemmings.worldOPEnglish
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      7 months ago

      Same on the default search changing, I’m very much used to Google Search and it’s gonna take me a while before I switch. Though I’ve already managed to switch from Gmail and it’s kinda refreshing, so this will be just another step.

  • blahsay@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    It’s time for Google to die. They are a truly awful company now so it’s time to take her down to the shed like ol’ blockbuster