alt Hacker NewsI remember in around 2011 realizing that ~85% of the first page of Google search results was ads. I haven’t used Google search much in the last 5 years, mostly due to this but also because of how they rewarded blog spam.
I remember in around 2011 realizing that ~85% of the first page of Google search results was ads. I haven’t used Google search much in the last 5 years, mostly due to this but also because of how they rewarded blog spam.
Google's non US/EN results MUST be absolute shit. That's the only take-away I've ever been able to get out of comments like this.
I don't know if it's the language piece, the geography and routing, maybe something else in the backend user profile... Idk
There is no other search engine that seems to come remotely close for me for actually showing me what I'm looking for, and on the first page. I've tried dozens probably over the years based on random comments from people, but never find anything else close to the results quality Google search gives me.
I wish I knew for sure what the difference is! Maybe query verbage, search modifiers, etc?