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Re:Bloomberg chief editor: We publish too many mediocre and ... by dariusj18 on Friday July 17, 2020 @01:44PM (#23873279)
As you scroll that's more opportunities to show you ads.
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Re:Bloomberg chief editor: We publish too many mediocre and ... by jedberg on Friday July 17, 2020 @01:46PM (#23873306)
Sure for the sites that show ads. But I'm taking about the ones where they literally just put the story in to rank higher in search results. The ones just doing it to share their recipe.
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Re:Bloomberg chief editor: We publish too many mediocre and ... by dwiel on Friday July 17, 2020 @03:27PM (#23874441)
It doesnt have to be a conscious process for everyone. It could be that google just prefers to show you pages with these patterns even if most pages dont. Or could be writers that dont do this quit because no one reads them.
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Re:Bloomberg chief editor: We publish too many mediocre and ... by coldpie on Friday July 17, 2020 @02:32PM (#23873837)
Some people legit just enjoy reading & writing that content.
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Re:Bloomberg chief editor: We publish too many mediocre and ... by bfdm on Friday July 17, 2020 @02:03PM (#23873501)
Same reason, more room to cram ads you have to scroll past to see the actual recipe.
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