Google is not a search engine, but an ad engine

Re:Google is not a search engine, but an ad engine by thenewnewguy on Sunday December 15, 2019 @12:12PM (#21797326)

Counterpoint: Google has become the "default" way many people browse the web. Because of Google many web users don't memorize or bookmark TLDs for websites, they just use Google to find it. As a result, it could be argued that Google is taking users away from your site by proxy of this.

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Re:Google is not a search engine, but an ad engine by akamaozu on Monday December 16, 2019 @05:00AM (#21801991)

Google helps with discovery of your site on their engine, so now it's your God-given right to get traffic from them because that's how people use the Internet now?

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Re:Google is not a search engine, but an ad engine by ttoinou on Sunday December 15, 2019 @12:48PM (#21797605)

It has become the default and so popular because they were good. I hope users will change their behavior if they realize there are better alternative than Google

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