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Re: More content by people, for people in Search

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Post by dazc »

seydor wrote: post #2

The fact that this is news, is news.

In a year's time you'll still be reading the same complaints about search quality though for the simple inescapable fact that there is little incentive for anyone to write impartial and authoritative reviews for anything that is isn't just a random hobby.

What you may witness is less amazon affiliate posts and more made for AdSense posts - such as those recipes that begin with a random love story, for example.

Re: More content by people, for people in Search

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Post by iLoveOncall »

Hopefully this helps when looking for genuine product reviews / suggestions.

The only way to get half-decent reviews at the moment is to append "reddit" to your search query, otherwise you get pages full of comparatives that haven't tested any of the items they recommend.

Re: More content by people, for people in Search

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Post by plonk »

dazc wrote: post #3
seydor wrote: post #2

The fact that this is news, is news.

In a year's time you'll still be reading the same complaints about search quality though for the simple inescapable fact that there is little incentive for anyone to write impartial and authoritative reviews for anything that is isn't just a random hobby. What you may witness is less amazon affiliate posts and more made for AdSense posts - such as those recipes that begin with a random love story, for example.

I like to write impartial and authoritative reviews for things that aren't just a random hobby of mine. Especially on anonymous forums. This could be good, or it could make advertisers start spamming forums with more fake accounts.

Re: More content by people, for people in Search

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Post by Cthulhu_ »

iLoveOncall wrote: post #5

Hopefully this helps when looking for genuine product reviews / suggestions. The only way to get half-decent reviews at the moment is to append "reddit" to your search query, otherwise you get pages full of comparatives that haven't tested any of the items they recommend.

And I'm afraid it's only a matter of time before Reddit stops caring and allows more and more bots, content farms, or paid posts on their platform.
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