RIP Google, a ‘Search Engine’ from 1998-2018

Re:RIP Google, a ‘Search Engine’ from 1998-2018 by kazinator on Thursday March 15, 2018 @05:19PM (#16596607)

> Right now, example queries that no longer return real results include (but may not be limited to): [...]

> [...] km to miles [...]

> while these searches don’t trigger third party organic results, they DO trigger ads:

Whaaaat? I just tried "km to miles". While the built-in km to miles converter gadget does appear at the top, there are actual search results below that. Pages and pages of non-ad results. The first bunch of results are various unit converter pages.

These SEO scoundrels are such pathological liars that they no longer even care when they are lying in a way that is instantly falsifiable.

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Re:RIP Google, a ‘Search Engine’ from 1998-2018 by matthewmacleod on Thursday March 15, 2018 @05:37PM (#16596725)

I would point out that I do see the thing that they are describing, which I incidentally noticed, and it’s more likely that Google are A/B testing than that everybody is a liar :)

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Re:RIP Google, a ‘Search Engine’ from 1998-2018 by searchmartin on Sunday March 18, 2018 @10:44AM (#16612146)

There’s a screenshot example. More have been found since I wrote that piece.

Best regards, “SEO scoundrel”

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Re:RIP Google, a ‘Search Engine’ from 1998-2018 by skinnymuch on Thursday March 15, 2018 @06:13PM (#16596952)

It’s a/b testing most likely. No need to get hyped up.

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