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Re:It seems that Google is forgetting the old web by JohnFen on Monday April 08, 2019 @02:22PM (#19607741)
> Google's "Hummingbird"

I had assumed that Google search had gone downhill because it started trying to "personalize" my search results. That wasn't a great explanation though, as I don't use a Google account.

Hummingbird seems a much more likely explanation.

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Re:It seems that Google is forgetting the old web by taneq on Monday April 08, 2019 @07:51PM (#19610315)
Oh, they still "personalize" your search results.

I do a full clear on my web browser (cookies / offline storage / history, everything) and then open YouTube in a private browsing window and it asks me which of my two Gmail accounts I want to log in with. I'd guess it's just a combo of external IP and browser fingerprint, but it's creepy.

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Re:It seems that Google is forgetting the old web by JohnFen on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @12:14PM (#19616169)
I know they do, and I consider this a real problem. I was just saying that personalization isn't a completely satisfactory explanation for the decline in Google search result quality. It is likely to be a factor in that, though.
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