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Why We Are Here => Traffic => Topic started by: BoL on May 25, 2024, 11:55:49 AM

Title: Google just updated its algorithm. The Internet will never be the same (BBC)
Post by: BoL on May 25, 2024, 11:55:49 AM
Not often you get the BBC talking about the G algo...

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240524-how-googles-new-algorithm-will-shape-your-internet
Title: Re: Google just updated its algorithm. The Internet will never be the same (BBC)
Post by: Brad on May 25, 2024, 10:05:52 PM
A BBC article like this one sure reinforces the public meme that "Google search results suck and are getting worse."

Reminds me of the bursting of the Web 1.0 bubble.  Are these the fantastic and destructive thrashings of an internet dinosaur in it's death throws?
Title: Re: Google just updated its algorithm. The Internet will never be the same (BBC)
Post by: rcjordan on May 25, 2024, 10:24:06 PM
Reddit isn't the only winner after Google's recent algorithm updates. SEMrush data shows that other user-generated sites such as Quora and Instagram saw similarly astronomical rises, and there were impressive spikes at LinkedIn and Wikipedia as well.

Danny Sullivan: "Our agreement with Reddit absolutely did not include ranking its content higher on Search."

AI: transition from a search engine to a search and answer engine

That last one seems right. Search is hard when people want easy. (hat-tip: Walmart Offers Cheap When People Want Easy)
Title: Re: Google just updated its algorithm. The Internet will never be the same (BBC)
Post by: rcjordan on May 26, 2024, 01:01:00 AM
BBC: Let's kill this thing before it grows.

Google AI search tells users to glue pizza and eat rocks

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd11gzejgz4o
Title: Re: Google just updated its algorithm. The Internet will never be the same (BBC)
Post by: Brad on May 26, 2024, 09:55:16 AM
Related:

QuoteGoogle, as a company, is in an odd position. They are, fundamentally, an advertising company. Almost 70% of their revenues are generated by ads. Ads on the SERP, ads on their various products and ads served by their ad network on 3rd party websites. When they say that they're going to do the googling for you they don't just mean the search part. In theory, AI will also go find the information you're looking for on 3rd party sites so they'll do the googling but also the actual browsing. Did you spot the issue? How are people going to consume ads on 3rd party sites if you no longer need to visit 3rd party sites?

There's more:

https://manuelmoreale.com/curation-search-and-the-future-of-the-web
Title: Re: Google just updated its algorithm. The Internet will never be the same (BBC)
Post by: rcjordan on May 26, 2024, 03:21:37 PM
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/24/24164119/google-ai-overview-mistakes-search-race-openai

Google scrambles to manually remove weird AI answers in search - The Verge

"A company once known for being at the cutting edge and shipping high-quality stuff is now known for low-quality output that's getting meme'd"
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