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Re: Ask HN: Is Google Dead?

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Post by INTPenis »

I don't get it. People around me have been saying Google is shit for years now but I can't see it.

I still reach for google for any minor query, and it's super responsive and it's super helpful.

Yes of course I am aware that for certain queries you get a lot of results that have manipulated their way to the top. I just think I have a very good natural bullshit-filter.

Re: Ask HN: Is Google Dead?

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Post by rpastuszak »

vincent_s wrote: post #4

Google isn't dead because it still has a massive user base, generating more money than ever. Many people think Google is the internet, and Android and Chrome users have Google as their default search engine. Google even pays Apple billions to be the default on their devices. So from a business perspective, Google is thriving and will continue to do so for years. However, the quality of Google's search results has dec…

> Google even pays Apple billions to be the default on their devices.

ca 20 billions per year, just to keep their search engine as a default. https://untested.sonnet.io/Defaults+Matter%2C+Don't+Assume+C...

Re: Ask HN: Is Google Dead?

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Post by fermigier »

barrenko wrote: post #10
soentypen wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think in the future we will have to spend more time on forums again to find what we need.

I mean, when you look at the forums... Even forums for say, Pytorch are that Discuss hideosity.

"Discuss" or "Discourse" ?

Re: Ask HN: Is Google Dead?

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Post by modeless »

Has anyone else noticed that Google doesn't index source code from GitHub anymore? I could have sworn that you used to be able to search for source code that is on GitHub (e.g. error message strings), but today the index doesn't seem to include the source code at all. The pages with the source code are in the index but you can only find them by file name. Big loss for Google if so.

I also mourn the Google cache. I bet site owners were lobbying to get rid of it, but it's really lame that Google caved after all these years...

Re: Ask HN: Is Google Dead?

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Post by sam_goody »

> Ask HN: Is Google Dead?

> Betteridge's law of headlines: "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no."

Google will remain dominant because of the ease of returning to something familiar.

It is the same reason that MS is pushing OpenAI - once they become the familiar brand, people will stay there even if Anthropic blows them out of the water in terms of quality.

All the more so here where Bing results (aka DDG etc) are comparable or worse for a large number of queries.

Re: Ask HN: Is Google Dead?

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Post by niek_pas »

modeless wrote: post #18

Has anyone else noticed that Google doesn't index source code from GitHub anymore? I could have sworn that you used to be able to search for source code that is on GitHub (e.g. error message strings), but today the index doesn't seem to include the source code at all. The pages with the source code are in the index but you can only find them by file name. Big loss for Google if so. I also mourn the Google cache. I be…

Not an answer to your question, but Github code search is great: https://github.com/features/code-search
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