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I think part of this has to do with googles actual customer base: Adwords users. The goal of Adwords is to have every single search be worth the maximum possibl

I think part of this has to do with googles actual customer base: Adwords users. The goal of Adwords is to have every single search be worth the maximum possible value in an advertising sense. So if one person a month searches for "Office desk drawer repairman Concord California" they do not want to service that very detailed long tail search, that would minimize value for themselves and maximize it for the advertiser. They want to treat that search in a vague sense so they can display more ads for their customers and charge for each display and click.

ezekg 9y ago
You know, that actually makes a lot of sense. Recently, I attempted to bid on some long-tail keywords in AdWords for some targeted ads, but unfortunately they don’t have the “search volume” to qualify.
- petra 9y ago
  You mean you cannot bid on keywords with very low search volume ?
  - ericmcer 9y ago
    Yes Adwords will prevent you from targeting low volume/long tail combinations and recommend higher volume more vague and simple keyword/combinations.
    - pelario 9y ago
      That seems to confirm a feeling: Google (et Al) transformed the internet into the new TV