Google May Be Stealing Mobile Traffic

Post by jacquesm » Mon, Oct 17, 2016, 1:54 PM UTC

piyush_soni wrote: post #134

jacquesm wrote: post #93

I don't (and never will) use AMP and I feel that it is patently unfair to penalize pages for not using some non-standard tech. Google should index the web fairly, not make use of their tech a factor. Webpage speed is a fair measure (and I really wouldn't know what I could do to make my pages any faster, AMP will not make a measurable difference). I would expect an un-biased search engine to rate pages with and withou…

In my opinion, the problem is that your version of unbiased doesn't add much value to a user (and is actually biased for the website-owners). For example, SourceForge started adding a lot of misleading 'Download' buttons all over their page, and they might ask the same thing about 'an unbiased ranking' (Google's always been criticized for being the 'Web Police'). As a user however, I'd want Sourceforge's rankings go…

Post by mkj » Mon, Oct 17, 2016, 1:59 PM UTC

pmontra wrote: post #20

> Consider adding a link at the top of your AMP page, giving user an option to visit the original post Why should they want to read the post again? The only viable option is to have links to other posts on your site, or maybe a link to the comments. By the way, what's the purpose of the bar at the top? The back button of the browser already does that, even on mobile. About analytics: I don't know if those accesses do…

Post by mSparks » Mon, Oct 17, 2016, 2:05 PM UTC

fixermark wrote: post #105

mSparks wrote: post #81

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I said "techies like me". Thats not extrapolating anything. Obviously much less experienced techies still need to look up how many sides a square has at least twice a day.

> I said "techies like me" A data point of one isn't particularly descriptive.

Post by dingo_bat » Mon, Oct 17, 2016, 2:10 PM UTC

marmshallow wrote: post #40

dingo_bat wrote: post #26

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That's your experience. In my experience, AMP pages are horrible and I avoid clicking on those.

Why don't you like them as a user? They load extremely quickly and you can scroll through the different AMP pages by simply swiping left or right.

Post by rch » Mon, Oct 17, 2016, 2:13 PM UTC

blowski wrote: post #42

gkoberger wrote: post #22

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To be fair, as a user... I absolutely love AMP. (That being said, I dislike it as a content provider and as someone worried Google has too much power)

Yep, in the short-term it's a good thing for users because it means they can access the content they are looking for more quickly in a consistent format. In the long run, it might be bad for users, as it could result in media producing less valuable content, and one big company having more control over distribution.