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> Most of the Google search results today for popular topics lead to Google properties or are ads This does not match my experience. Can you give some examples
by f_allwein 9y ago
> Most of the Google search results today for popular topics lead to Google properties or are ads
This does not match my experience. Can you give some examples? "are ads" - do you mean AdWords, or websites in the search results that are actually ads?
As a single data point, I just did a Google search for [music subscription services]. First result (for me) is Wikipedia, followed by several comparisons, Spotify on 5th place, and Google Music not ranking in the top 10. Looks good to me.
- TeMPOraL 9y agoIt depends on the query, location, and probably bunch of other things. Right now, if I do a Google search for the word "buty" (polish for "shoes"), 8 results fit on my screen, and first 4 of them are ads (explicitly labeled as such) (also, it was 4 out of 7 before I closed the "we've revised our privacy policy" dialog).
- lukeschlather 9y agoWhat I see is a list of cards that take up most of the page. Each card has a logo in it. First card is Spotify, second card is Google Play. When I click on a card I get a search for that brand where the first result is an ad for that brand's website. On the original page, the only other visible links are an ad for Amazon Music, and (mostly below-the-fold) "best music streaming services" from Consumer Reports.