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One possible problem is that there are always more people willing to step in. I assume that I can still find a Japanese to English dictionary by searching Googl
by ALittleLight 6y ago
One possible problem is that there are always more people willing to step in. I assume that I can still find a Japanese to English dictionary by searching Google. If one, or N, such websites get taken out by algorithmic flaws or bad actors reporting competitors, then others will simply rise up and take their place (or Google will subsume their content into the instant answers section). In this way, Google may not really be losing anything even if they are constantly burning their partners - there are always new partners coming up.
- marshallbananas 6y agoYup. And since almost everyone is using AdSense it doesn't make much difference to them. The funny thing is that my AdSense ban didn't affect the SERP position at all. I was still the second result for "japanese dictionary" on Google and had a steady million pageviews a month for years.
- CPLX 6y ago> since almost everyone is using AdSense it doesn't make much difference to them You’ve hit on the actual problem. This is why so many believe the real fundamental problems the culture is facing with tech companies start with antitrust enforcement.
- BlueTemplar 6y agoYeah, see how in the article, the guy is planning to 'spend his next 1-2 weeks fighting this case' instead of giving Amazon the ultimatum that if they don't fix this quickly, he's going to take his business elsewhere !
- mysterydip 6y agoWere there any other ad networks you used in place of adsense? That seems like a lot of pageviews to leave on the table.
- xnx 6y agoThis is good evidence of the strict separation of algorithmic and advertising systems.
- jfoster 6y agoThey are still losing impressions, though? We're talking about getting delisted from Adsense, not Google search.