5 ms·

I guess if google was willing to do no evil for a moment and actually think what would make both their search better for the user and www better place overall,

I guess if google was willing to do no evil for a moment and actually think what would make both their search better for the user and www better place overall, they would put a big button next to each search result saying roughly "Hey, dear google. Every thing I have ever seen in this domain is full of crap. Please do not ever again show any page from this domain in my search results" And then use the information from this button to lower the search score for any domain with high level of users willing to ignore a domain completely.

progval 7y ago
While I would personally love such a feature; there's the issue of computer illeterate people who accidentally click on it for a domain they care about, forget about it, and then have no idea why the google is broken
- hombre_fatal 7y ago
  Same reason why turning off wifi/bluetooth on iOS only turns it off for 24 hours. I reckon it avoids an incredible amount of confusion.
luckylion 7y ago
Won't work: SEOs already send user signals by literally paying normal, average persons to once in a while do a search for something and click on each result until they arrive at example.tld. The thinking is that Google tracks keywords + clicks, and if people search for "keyword" and aren't satisfied with the info on domain1, domain2 and domain3 (demonstrated by clicking on the next result) but are satisfied after visiting example.tld (demonstrated by not clicking on any other results), Google will rank example.tld higher. It's not cheap, and I consider it to be more Voodoo than proven fact, and most SEO people are generally more the religious type than the scientist, so they won't run tests. They do it, see that they rank well and continue to do it. I've suggested sacrificing chickens, but nobody listens to me (or they won't admit that they do).
shripadk 7y ago
This functionality can be misused by your competitor(s)! There already is the issue of companies fraudulently clicking on search and display ads just to damage the advertising budget of competitors. This would only open up another dimension for abuse.
pandapower2 7y ago
Hiding a domain for just you is fine but this isnt a good idea. >And then use the information from this button to lower the search score for any domain with high level of users willing to ignore a domain completely. Its trivial to game and becomes just another service for SEO consultants to sell ie having some mix of botfarms and humans in low cost of living countries flag your competitors sites.

progval 7y ago

While I would personally love such a feature; there's the issue of computer illeterate people who accidentally click on it for a domain they care about, forget about it, and then have no idea why the google is broken

hombre_fatal 7y ago
Same reason why turning off wifi/bluetooth on iOS only turns it off for 24 hours. I reckon it avoids an incredible amount of confusion.

luckylion 7y ago

Won't work: SEOs already send user signals by literally paying normal, average persons to once in a while do a search for something and click on each result until they arrive at example.tld. The thinking is that Google tracks keywords + clicks, and if people search for "keyword" and aren't satisfied with the info on domain1, domain2 and domain3 (demonstrated by clicking on the next result) but are satisfied after visiting example.tld (demonstrated by not clicking on any other results), Google will rank example.tld higher. It's not cheap, and I consider it to be more Voodoo than proven fact, and most SEO people are generally more the religious type than the scientist, so they won't run tests. They do it, see that they rank well and continue to do it. I've suggested sacrificing chickens, but nobody listens to me (or they won't admit that they do).

shripadk 7y ago

This functionality can be misused by your competitor(s)! There already is the issue of companies fraudulently clicking on search and display ads just to damage the advertising budget of competitors. This would only open up another dimension for abuse.

pandapower2 7y ago

Hiding a domain for just you is fine but this isnt a good idea. >And then use the information from this button to lower the search score for any domain with high level of users willing to ignore a domain completely. Its trivial to game and becomes just another service for SEO consultants to sell ie having some mix of botfarms and humans in low cost of living countries flag your competitors sites.