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>The internet was still great... until around the time we got Google. Not that I necessarily agree with your assertion, it's worth emphasizing the reason that
by mootothemax 11y ago
>The internet was still great... until around the time we got Google.
Not that I necessarily agree with your assertion, it's worth emphasizing the reason that Google took off: search just plain sucked before Google came on the scene.
Personally, my only real issue with Google is the decline in precise search result quality since they got rid of the + operator.
- stevenh 11y agoYou can search for a precise phrase using quotation marks. You can also prevent Google from returning assumed synonyms of a word by putting that single word in quotes.
- DanBC 11y agoHang on, if I search for "sausages" does Google only return sausages, or does it return chorizo, hotdogs, bangers etc? What's the difference between "sausages" and 'sausages', or does this not make sense for single words?
- hmage 11y agoyes.
- dzhiurgis 11y agoThe big difference is that now you are often mislead by synonyms. Previously it would return 0 and you'd think for second and find alternative keyword. Now you'll spend minutes until you realise that what you are seeing is nonsense. Also, removal of some keywords completely messed this up again.