Re:Until further notice, think twice before using Google to ...
by MrFoof on Friday February 03, 2023 @12:55PM
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Which, hilariously, is what got people to use Google in the first place.
What made Google take off was not only was it fast, but you also got what you were looking for in the first page of results — if not the top of the first page.
No more carefully crafting queries to try to filter out the chaff. What you wanted, fast, and easy enough that someone not versed in how to carefully structure queries could be immediately successful.
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If some search engine or other tool can get us back to that point, that’s not only what will eat Google’s lunch, but devour it - and quickly.
What made Google take off was not only was it fast, but you also got what you were looking for in the first page of results — if not the top of the first page.
No more carefully crafting queries to try to filter out the chaff. What you wanted, fast, and easy enough that someone not versed in how to carefully structure queries could be immediately successful.
- -
If some search engine or other tool can get us back to that point, that’s not only what will eat Google’s lunch, but devour it - and quickly.