• eleitl@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Google Search results have been absolute crap for a long while so many already have.

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      Absolute crap is an exaggeration. I went back and checked my history and almost all of my search results were accurate and I got my answer within the first page. I don’t wanna be that guy but maybe you’re doing it wrong. I’d love an example of an “absolute crap” result.

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        1 year ago

        I’m a technical search engine user since AltaVista. That all search engine results declined in quality to become near-useless has been covered in multiple articles (e.g. HN). Reasons are SEO, counter-SEO and increasingly targeting mass users. I’m wondering about your use cases since you’re not seeing it.

        EDIT: useful hints https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36822880

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          An easy example is to search for a product comparison. “Best ___ for 2023”. Those have way too much SEO and most are barely one person’s rambling opinions, possibly made with AI.

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            It is nearly impossible to find good product comparisons these days. Nearly all of them are generated off of Amazon reviews, which are terribly unreliable. I used to just append Reddit to the end of my search but now that isn’t much of an option anymore either…