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Re:AI overviews cause massive drop in search clicks by gtsop on Thursday July 24, 2025 @05:35AM (#44668789)
What was the initial incentive for people to publish on the internet before ad revenue was a thing?
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Re:AI overviews cause massive drop in search clicks by righthand on Thursday July 24, 2025 @06:59AM (#44669252)
Information sharing with other humans, not corporations.
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Re:AI overviews cause massive drop in search clicks by quectophoton on Thursday July 24, 2025 @07:26AM (#44669437)
Likely with some expectation of receiving attribution for your effort, even if only sometimes.
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Re:AI overviews cause massive drop in search clicks by djeastm on Thursday July 24, 2025 @07:20AM (#44669397)
The incentive was often creating a community around a shared interest. Good luck doing that with AI summaries stopping people from visiting the sites.
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