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Google execs admit users are ‘not quite happy’ with search experience after Reddit blackouts

3 years ago by L4sBot to c/technology

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Google executives acknowledged this month they need to do a better job surfacing user-generated content after the recent Reddit blackouts.

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W6KME 162 points 3 years ago

That's not the least of what makes me unhappy about the Google search experience lately. The thing I don't like is how much it sucks. Like, really really sucks. It was the paradigm of mind-boggling usefulness at one point. Now it's an ad server with occasionally marginally relevant results.

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klyde 83 points 3 years ago

I haven't been able to find anything good on there in years. Everything is some company claiming to have a fix and it's just stupid crap that isn't helpful. 'Here's 10 tips to fix your issue that are worthless.'

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Arekusenpai 34 points 3 years ago

I'm in the process of repairing my entry way guard rail. I did a Google search for marking banister placement with curved railing. Google's attempt to be useful was to to search for "baluster" instead of "banister". It's a complete fucking joke.

And forbid searching for vehicle tire size suggestions if you've ever done a single search bikes. Finding recommended tire size for 17x8 wheels is fuck all impossible. After the first 10 links I start getting links to Bicycle shops in the UK. While I'm located in the US.

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Infernal_pizza 25 points 3 years ago

How to fix your tech problem:

  1. restart
  2. the same generic fix you already saw on the last 10 websites that didn’t work
  3. download our totally legit software that’s specially designed to fix this exact issue

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_finger_ 24 points 3 years ago

The biggest problem is that if you want to find info on a particular subject matter, be it something niche or not, there’s no dedicated place to find discussions on it unless you already know of specific forums where you can mine for info. That’s the real value that Reddit brought to the table.

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SCmSTR 7 points 3 years ago

I've found that bad addons, spyware, and adware can immensely affect your Google results. Which is... Really alarming, but.... Its true.

This is not to say a lot of seo hasn't absolutely ruined search. Because it has.

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derelict 5 points 3 years ago

If you know exactly what you want and the perfect key words you can usually get it to show up on the first page as long as you’re willing to scroll. Compared to its peak of “have a vague idea and we’ll find it” it’s really sad

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W6KME 3 points 3 years ago

Even Wikipedia results are 20 or more results down. I use Google search less every day.

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