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If you search for 'business cards' and get results of companies that make business cards that seems like a difficult thing to make a serious complaint about. Ma

• fweespeech 11y ago
  Or y'know, I can use a search engine that actually surfaces results Google is now pushing to the second page. I'm sorry but the fact I basically have to hit page down 1-2 times to get useful results on Google gives me basically the same problem I have with DDG. [e.g. The first couple results are useless] The difference with DDG is I can usually find it after skimming the page. Now with Google I have to hit Page Down -> Scan, probably hit it again. Google has completely destroyed the value proposition for my use case.
• Spivak 11y ago
  The problem is that almost universally the businesses that pay for keyword ads fall into two categories: 1. Complete shit or obvious scams. 2. A copy of the 1st or 2nd organic result. I don't know what can be done about this from a business perspective but when an ad blocker about doubles the usefulness of a search engine it's a tough sell to get me to turn it off.
  • ssharp 11y ago
    I'm not entirely sure what you mean by #2, but I think you're number #1, combined with "universally the businesses that pay for keyword ads" is way, way, way, way off-base. Of course shit and scams surface in search ads because Google doesn't do a good enough job of policing them, but they aren't completely ignoring the issue either. Ultimately, you're not buying ads to lose money and making high-intent keywords cost A LOT of money per click, so it's hard to play the game if you're not producing sales from it.