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Re:Is it time to stop trusting Google search? by slrz on Saturday November 11, 2017 @08:54PM (#15679262)
Actually, I think the Google-provided map of hotels is a lot more useful to me as a search user than almost everything else likely to be returned from a spammy-hellhole-producing search term like this one.

I don't know how to make such search terms useful again. Maybe by aggressively delisting anything that reeks of SEO, has ads or otherwise wants to sell something. If that filters out everything but the personal homepage of Johnny S. Hotels of Las Vegas, then so be it.

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Re:Is it time to stop trusting Google search? by tyingq on Saturday November 11, 2017 @08:56PM (#15679273)
Google maps is useful, no doubt. But surely they are monetizing it, not always by presenting what's best for you.
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Re:Is it time to stop trusting Google search? by jacksmith21006 on Sunday November 12, 2017 @12:46PM (#15681700)
How do you know? The map has been super helpful and to me and if Google is also able to monetize is that not a win-win?
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Re:Is it time to stop trusting Google search? by bigbugbag on Monday November 13, 2017 @04:06PM (#15690247)
How would know if it was actually super unhelpful ? for example by reporting a business as closed when it actually is open ?

What about the business itself ? Would it survive if google told people it's closed when it's open ?

I'm asking because this is one of the high profile case that has been proeminently featured to showcase how the maps can have devastating effects.

https://www.wired.com/2014/07/hacking-google-maps/

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