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The problem comes with the fact that it's possible to game algorithms. We have examples where a poor service or website becomes (remains) popular, because they'

The problem comes with the fact that it's possible to game algorithms. We have examples where a poor service or website becomes (remains) popular, because they're good at gaming the system. Eg Pinterest. Or in the case of the example they brought up in the video, where they counted the number of reviews you could game that system by just creating fake reviews or trying to just get more of them through non-organic ways.

dazc 8y ago
'Eg Pinterest' A classic example of a business that Google should be using their dominance against, but aren't.
- madads 8y ago
  In a roundabout way Google are more like Pinterest than you think. Both utilising other people’s content. All just glorified databases with different UI really. Yelp kind of has original content in people’s opinion of db entries. YouTube however is slightly different since people post short and long form video on which is mostly original. Interesting.
  - dazc 8y ago
    'In a roundabout way Google are more like Pinterest than you think. Both utilising other people’s content.' True, which makes me wonder why Google don't just add a bit of Pinterest-style functionality and then start applying search quality guidelines against Pinterest? I know there are copyright issues but I expect Google would do a better job of linking to the original source - something Pinterest seem unable to do at all?
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