Yeah I tried in incognito mode and lemmy didn’t even show up on the list
Currently, people looking for alternatives for Reddit on Google will see Lemmy listed first.
3 years ago by expatriado to c/technology
RIP_Apollo 8 points 3 years ago
Yeah, it’s most likely caused by Google profiling OP and showing what it thinks OP wants to see.
Out of interest, I just entered “Reddit vs” into DuckDuckGo (which is a search engine that doesn’t profile its users, and it gets most of its search results from Bing). I got the following search suggestions:
- reddit vs quora
- reddit vs twitter
- reddit vs discord
- reddit vs anime
- reddit vs facebook
I can’t believe that anime made the list but Lemmy didn’t lol
SmallAlmond 25 points 3 years ago
Have you done that search on a privacy respecting browser? Because that search is probably profiled from your data.
ObviouslyNotBanana 3 points 3 years ago
What I learned from trends is that Lemmy is popular in Zambia right now!
Anders429 3 points 3 years ago
Who even uses Quora? The interface is such garbage, I can't even tell what's sponsored content and what's not. Sometimes you'll start reading an answer and then realize it's for a different question than the one the page is about.
OptimalAutomation 8 points 3 years ago
That should come in time. Reddit is the main reason many are coming to Lemmy in the first place so that’s what most of the discussions revolve around. As people start to settle in we should see some growth in communities.
expatriado 6 points 3 years ago
I'm not shitting on Reddit, I'm just wondering where those looking to migrate are heading, this is a thread about a situation directly impacting Lemmy, and the question I am trying to solve is if those looking for new home will consolidate or will be diluted among many alternatives. A post-Reddit thread if you will.
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simo 5 points 3 years ago
Nice. They really need to fix the Windows PC browsing experience though, the auto filling new posts that pop up and push shit down is gonna really grind any new people's gears. It's almost unusable on a browser right now.
daniskarma 2 points 3 years ago
I think it was solved in 0.18.
As soon as all instances manage to make a successful update the problem should be gone.
razorshine 4 points 3 years ago
Surprised quora is second!
chanunnaki 4 points 3 years ago
Lemmy is the BEE'S KNEES!!! Once you have all your communities set up... It's SUPERIOR to R
Ghostalmedia 4 points 3 years ago
I too replaced Reddit with anime.
son_named_bort 4 points 3 years ago
I too wish to replace Reddit with Subreddit.
corroded 2 points 3 years ago
Do you know what criteria Google uses for the results? For example, If I clear cookies in my browser and I'm not logged in, is it using my geographical area?
I have two ISPs, and my router balances between them. One is satellite, so the IP is in a different state. I have noticed a difference in YouTube suggestions based on which connection is being used, but I haven't seen much difference on Google.
Candelestine 2 points 3 years ago
You can help keep it bumped up just by googling it yourself. While you're there, if anyone feels like it, we could use a review on SourceForge.net which is currently missing some data on our service.
XaeroDegreaz 1 point 3 years ago
TIL people still use SourceForge
XaeroDegreaz 1 point 3 years ago
TIL people still use SourceForge
XaeroDegreaz 1 point 3 years ago
TIL people still use SourceForge
Candelestine 1 point 3 years ago
If it's there, some people will use it.
flickertail 1 point 3 years ago
As it should be! I tried out some of the alternatives, but they didn't really have the same feel as Reddit did
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That could just be Google’s algorithm predicting what you would most likely search for.
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