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Re: Show HN: A store that generates products from anything you type in search

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Post by efilife »

kafked wrote: post #330
bcrl wrote: post #325

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am disappointed that the top voted comments are so supportive towards yet more generation of AI slop. Sites like this are making accurate search results by people for real world products that exist harder to get in front of the eyeballs that are looking for them. Sure, you might get a few minutes of lolz, but the misinformation seeps into search engines and then product reviews. It's the toxic waste that keeps on g…

You'll be surprised how quickly Google determined the usefulness of the site and practically removed it from the search results, and it was absolutely right to do so

it's the first result for "anycrap shop" in google and ddg

Re: Show HN: A store that generates products from anything you type in search

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Post by kafked »

efilife wrote: post #341
kafked wrote: post #330

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You'll be surprised how quickly Google determined the usefulness of the site and practically removed it from the search results, and it was absolutely right to do so

it's the first result for "anycrap shop" in google and ddg

I mean, when the site first came out, Google started to show product pages and impressions started to grow, but after a couple of weeks they dropped completely to zero and the pages were excluded from search index, and I don't see anything changing, only some pages got into the index, mainly because of links referring to the site. Well, there are almost 100k products here now and I hope this collective unconscious never gets into search results

Re: Show HN: A store that generates products from anything you type in search

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Post by sholladay »

This generates some fun results. I searched for "A laptop made by Whole Foods", expecting to see a crazy looking laptop made of food. Maybe a tortilla for a lid? Instead, it has a relatively normal MacBook-like image but with a very funny description and specifications.

The laptop apparently has a Vegan Chassis Material made of Quinoa-Carbon Composite. My favorite feature is: "As users work through their spreadsheets, the laptop's keyboard emits a soothing aroma reminiscent of freshly baked bread." And as a thoughtful touch, "Whenever someone uses our laptop near an open flame, the screen displays motivational affirmations on the theme of self-care."

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