Ask HN: What's Up with Google?

Post by sanjayio » Sat, Jan 22, 2022, 7:57 AM UTC

oezi wrote: post #146

superasn wrote: post #136

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes and on the other hand sites like codegrepper and other such scraper/scam sites are frequently showing in my search results - which are just SO results. I don't know if they're gaming Google's search or google is actually condoning this (like they've been condoning pinterest's shenanigans for almost 10 years now)

There is a ublock origin list which you can import to filter search results: https://github.com/quenhus/uBlock-Origin-dev-filter

Post by roenxi » Sat, Jan 22, 2022, 8:07 AM UTC

ivxvm wrote: post #141

roenxi wrote: post #14

It isn't so much about whether "Google cares" or otherwise. There are a lot of sites and a lot of vested interests trying to game their search rankings, and a huge number of keywords that the game is playing out in. Sometimes low quality sites will have the advantage and sometimes high quality sites will have the advantage. Google is working with a bias to high quality, but they are fighting a broad fight against per…

How do you know this? Any links to read more?

Post by fuzzfactor » Sat, Jan 22, 2022, 9:39 AM UTC

ur-whale wrote: post #172

otherotherchris wrote: post #151

Google since Page and Brin bailed has become a highly political organization interested only in short term revenue growth, and is no longer an engineering organization focused on product excellence. Anyone that has used their messaging products over the years has noticed this. This type of business attracts a different class of talent and nearly all of the old guard has cashed in their stock and left.

Spot on. The really interesting question is whether this is actually avoidable or if all highly successful human organizations that started with high bar ideals and brilliant folks are eventually doomed to rot in place the way Google has.

Post by KnobbleMcKnees » Sat, Jan 22, 2022, 10:06 AM UTC

anthropodie wrote: post #80

You forgot medium which wants you to sign up to read the article.

Post by dorkwood » Sat, Jan 22, 2022, 10:27 AM UTC

anonymoushn wrote: post #51

Jimmc414 wrote: post #42

I just discovered how poor the search results are if you're logged in with your Google account. Have to log out or view in incognito mode just to see what you were searching for. Also I didn't realize how censored Google's results were until I started comparing them side by side with DDG.

Can you search as if you're from a different country? My incognito searches are useless because they are region-specific. Edit: Yes, you can do this if you click on settings -> show more settings -> show more countries and pick the country you want. Which seems like a pain.