Re:Tell HN: Google should drop Quora from search results
by lokedhs on Monday November 25, 2019 @12:45AM
(#21625774)
I decided to try to search for “Sushi” on both Google and DDG. Top results on Google:
Sushi in Singapore (thehoneycombers.net)
9 BEST Places To Get Affordable Sushi In Singapore UNDER ... (thefinder.com.sg)
Sushi (wikipedia.org)
Best Sushi in Singapore, 2019 (burpple.com)
The 11 Best Affordable Sushi Bars in Singapore (timeout.com)
The Best Singapore Sushi (tripadvisor.com.sg)
Sakae (sakaesushi.com.sg)
Sushi (wikipedia.org)
Sushi Tei (sushitei.com)
Umisushi (umisushi.com.sg)
Sushi (japan-guide.com)
Sushi Recipes (sushirecipies.org)
The Different Kinds of Sushi (delishably.com)
I think I prefer the DDG results, but I guess that depends on the quality of the list links that Google provided. I guess the differences can be explained by Google being much more targeted by SEO tricks.
Re:Tell HN: Google should drop Quora from search results
by jjeaff on Sunday November 24, 2019 @04:34PM
(#21623593)
I know. It's so frustrating. And it can't be that effective. I mean how many people actually live in an area where "Top 10 Cambodian Restaurants Near You" isn't nonsensical?
Which is what I see anytime I am trying to lookup ideas for some niche restaurant genre.
1. top 10 X near you August 2019
2. top 10 X near you July 2019
3. top 10 X near you June 2019
etc.
They're just taking the top 10 reviewed places on yelp that may or may not serve that food item and then publishing these monthly "posts" to be indexed. If I wanted to look on yelp I would search yelp!