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It’s pretty cool. If you make a url return data that is visually aligned with “a story protocol” google will put it at top of relevant search results. Think of it as a mini-html site that follows a specific set of visual JS and CSS protocols so that consumers have guarantee of its behavior (will not have crazy ads, gifs or third party content) and behaves consistently. Kind of interesting avenue for publishing conten…
So, another AMP-style thing where Google uses their platform and network effect to further encroach on the open web and turn it into the Google web? The quote you see at first is: "Stories meet their widest audience ever." Given that the widest audience is anyone who wants to search for something, this seems like a massive anti-trust bait. Also, hard-pass on the continual dumbing down of content to contribute to the…
I agree that the continued increase of "shiny"-ness of "content" is basically hacking people's attention and it should be drastically clamped down - but still, I don't see the argument for how Google and AMP and the "open web" and competition interact together. What are the relevant consequences and "market forces", whose responsibility is what, etc. Could someone explain it? Thanks!