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feels like goog has been relatively intentional through the last decade about what types of pages show up in what categories of search, and this has siloed SEO
by awinter-py 5y ago
feels like goog has been relatively intentional through the last decade about what types of pages show up in what categories of search, and this has siloed SEO expertise. Now, for any 'type of search', SEO or ad spammers know more about the problem than google
sites like newspapers, SO, wikipedia, and even twitter, which have active moderation of all content, can stay ahead of this in a way that platforms can't
we all assume that 'only ads above the fold' is intentional by goog to bolster failing margins, but what if it's a problem they can't fix because their tools have outgrown their quality control?
in 2012 google thought the indexing algorithm was its immune system, but today it's the site of infection. (maybe it always was)
- awinter-py 5y agoor if you're an ecologist https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/dynamics-of-predation-13229468/ https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/dynamics-o... > Parasites with complex life cycles require two hosts; in some of these systems, prey function as intermediate hosts for the parasite, with predators acting as primary hosts. Parasites can manipulate the behavior of the intermediate host to make transmission to the primary host more likely. not sure who is who in this metaphor