Definitely explains the quality of search as of late.
They (and everyone else) have been doing this forever, if not obvious
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#12I thought the management theory was to in-source your core-competencies and out-source everything else. Surely quality search results is one of Google's core competencies!
Google's core competency is ads. Any time you click a search result, it's a failure: Google wanted you to click the ad above it.
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#13On a related note, am I right in understand that the "Google Experts" [1] do it for free? [1] https://developers.google.com/community/experts/
Yes, Google has tricked a massive army of people into doing free work for one of the most profitable companies in the world. Things like "Google Local Guides" give people a gold star (and maybe a pair of branded socks) for doing unpaid labor. It's kinda hilarious, but also sad.
I imagine there are Google executives in a room somewhere laughing their full heads off every time they think about how there are people who do free work for Google who think they are making the world a better place or something.
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#14On a related note, am I right in understand that the "Google Experts" [1] do it for free? [1] https://developers.google.com/community/experts/
This is probably one of the more embarrassing and shameful parts of Google's labor ecosystem.
These "Google $title Experts" work as uncompensated customer support (a legal requirement that they treat as such, if the quality is any indicator) on various social media outlets like Reddit and Twitter. They don't just provide free labor, they also go to bat for Google's reputation, acting as marketing and PR liaisons to prevent backlash from users who've been failed by their official support processes.
One 'expert' I spoke with justified working for free by the "connections and access" they received. When I asked if Google would be flying them out to the events they have access to to meet with the people they have connections with, they said they were told they would have to cover their own travel and lodging. I suppose if Google doesn't pay them, they never have to worry about any Experts connecting and starting a union.
We're talking about a multi trillion dollar company. Absolutely ridiculous.
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#15There is your "AI".
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#16On a related note, am I right in understand that the "Google Experts" [1] do it for free? [1] https://developers.google.com/community/experts/
Yes, Google has tricked a massive army of people into doing free work for one of the most profitable companies in the world. Things like "Google Local Guides" give people a gold star (and maybe a pair of branded socks) for doing unpaid labor. It's kinda hilarious, but also sad. I imagine there are Google executives in a room somewhere laughing their full heads off every time they think about how there are people who…
When they tried to lure me into a "Local Guide" I was offered a free flight, hotel and food at Menlo Park. Once, but still good enough for no work at all.
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#17Another prime example of how ML and AI aren't mature. With all the data google collects, they have to rely on minimum wagers to "find" the best results.
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#18On a related note, am I right in understand that the "Google Experts" [1] do it for free? [1] https://developers.google.com/community/experts/
Yes, Google has tricked a massive army of people into doing free work for one of the most profitable companies in the world. Things like "Google Local Guides" give people a gold star (and maybe a pair of branded socks) for doing unpaid labor. It's kinda hilarious, but also sad. I imagine there are Google executives in a room somewhere laughing their full heads off every time they think about how there are people who…
>laughing their full heads off every time they think about how there are people who do free work for Google who think they are making the world a better place or something.
So when you go to a store that Google Maps says is open, and find it's closed, you refuse to correct the hours and go "MUHAHAHAHA...I refuse to help Google, take that, corporate scum!"
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, Google has tricked a massive army of people into doing free work for one of the most profitable companies in the world. Things like "Google Local Guides" give people a gold star (and maybe a pair of branded socks) for doing unpaid labor. It's kinda hilarious, but also sad. I imagine there are Google executives in a room somewhere laughing their full heads off every time they think about how there are people who…
>laughing their full heads off every time they think about how there are people who do free work for Google who think they are making the world a better place or something. So when you go to a store that Google Maps says is open, and find it's closed, you refuse to correct the hours and go "MUHAHAHAHA...I refuse to help Google, take that , corporate scum!"
Why would I bother checking Google Maps? But basically, yeah. If Google wants my expertise and data collection ability, they can pay me for it. As it stands now they just cold call businesses and ask them with an AI thing.
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#20On a related note, am I right in understand that the "Google Experts" [1] do it for free? [1] https://developers.google.com/community/experts/
This is probably one of the more embarrassing and shameful parts of Google's labor ecosystem. These "Google $title Experts" work as uncompensated customer support (a legal requirement that they treat as such, if the quality is any indicator) on various social media outlets like Reddit and Twitter. They don't just provide free labor, they also go to bat for Google's reputation, acting as marketing and PR liaisons to p…
Like the Reddit super mods