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Google is dead. Where do we go now?

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Re: Google is dead. Where do we go now?

#51
Google isn’t dead, but it’s no longer the single answer. Even Mark Zuckerberg recently acknowledged how fast Google is improving, which explains why Meta is pushing AI harder. Still, competing shouldn’t mean replacing what already works.

Re: Google is dead. Where do we go now?

#52

Look, the 90's Internet isn't cool anymore. Sorry. Things are cool for a while and then they're not. Franchises die. It's still cool to say "The originals were really cool", and always will be, but now we're talking about now. Star Wars is uncool. There are people who sort of automatically praise it and subtly put down those who don't like they're aligned with a magnetic field, sure, but they're in their own world. I…

It seems you didn't read the article, which doesn't tell anything about google being cool or uncool.

Re: Google is dead. Where do we go now?

#53

I think the author intended the title to be, "Google Ads is dead, Where do I promote my business now?" When I hear "Google" I assume search, oof (sigh of relief). They mention running ads on tiktok or instagram but no mention of youtube ads... Also, In my own experience for my business ( also entertainment) I have found reddit ads to be useful. So my next steps would be, Reddit Ads Youtube Ads Instagram Ads Increase…

> When I hear "Google" I assume search, oof (sigh of relief).

If Google Ads is dead/dying the search is soon to follow...

Re: Google is dead. Where do we go now?

#57
They recently changed the max results per page from 100 to 10 and they're suing serpapi. They've basically killed their google newspaper archive.

Not happy with google.

And it's become clear to me how little of the open web, and top 100k sites they've fully indexed, I used to have a lot more faith in them.

Re: Google is dead. Where do we go now?

#59
post #6

Please go anywhere but the platforms I use. Go fill Tiktok up with ads. Any of the "mainstream" platforms inbuilt ad posts are a good bet. Or a marketing agency that will disguse it as organic content.

Why hate on the guy with the kids’ entertainment business for placing ads? I don’t get it.

Re: Google is dead. Where do we go now?

#60
post #24

Haha no wonder, check out the website its dodgy as f. https://bigtop.co.za/

Funny how a simpler and self-made website is seen as "dodgy af" but geocity 90s mash of stuff is "nostalgic".

It's not the neatest but it feels real, like these guys are into entertainment for parties, not web design.

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