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Re: More content by people, for people in Search

#181
post #21

The last couple of years have seen renewed interest in the search space and a lot of new comers in the market targeting the content search vacuum left behind by Google. Looks like they are finally waking up to the threat and ramping up their public relations. Too late Google, too late. Your veiled, corporate attempt at building a narrative around your product is not going to work. I have burnt many a neuron over the…

You've acquired PTSD from using Google search? Did you ever use Yahoo search?

Re: More content by people, for people in Search

#182
post #91

https://devrant.com/rants/4578894/holy-shit-google-nobody-li...

Remember the original gmail horrible emojis? They were also sort of blobs with wide bottoms. But they eventually changed to something closer to normal. https://search.brave.com/images?q=gmail++emojis

I believe you mean "wonderful emojis". I'd rather use the blobs.

Re: More content by people, for people in Search

#183
I think it’s quite clear: when I search for something, what I want to see, it’s people arguing with each other on my topic of search, and I want to read their various arguments, and make my decision.

This is why I like HN and artisan forums so much, or even Reddit.

Google could do just one thing - prioritize giving out the discussions of real people. But they just don’t wanna do it apparently

Re: More content by people, for people in Search

#185

Using Corporate Memphis-style hero image for an article about "content by people, for people" has got to be someone at google trolling us. There is no way they can be this tone deaf.

This was my first thought too.

C'mon Google put Imagen to work, I'm so over this art style.

Re: More content by people, for people in Search

#186
post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Corporate Art Style, also referred to as Big Tech Art Style, Globohomo Art Style and Corporate Memphis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_Memphis https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/corporate-art-sty...

Globohomo Art Style lol. That’s what I’ll call it from now on.

The name seems a gift to right-wing critics.

Re: More content by people, for people in Search

#188

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Make sure to go full circle by publishing your notes on a blog and start ranking!

I bet I could make it to the front page of HN if I blogged about my notes on taking notes. Everyone loves that sort of thing.

HN is more of a notes of writing software for taking notes, but hey I'm sure people here would be happy to branch out.

Re: More content by people, for people in Search

#190

> Next week, we'll launch the “helpful content update” to tackle content that seems to have been primarily created for ranking well in search engines rather than to help or inform people. This ranking update will help make sure that unoriginal, low quality content doesn’t rank highly in Search, and our testing has found it will especially improve results related to online education, as well as arts and entertainment,…

There is no incentive to arranging a downvoting scheme targeted against a random poster on HN or Reddit, there is, however, a great incentive to do the same against a commercial competitor in Google search results.

Negative seo is a thing and any commercial site that is remotely successful is targeted with it daily.

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