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Did anyone replicate this? I couldn’t on desktop and mobile. Seems like flame bait

by endisneigh 5y ago

albertopv 5y ago
There are many factors that could change your results. Since I disabled web & app activity I have seen a lot more ads.
AlexanderTheGr8 5y ago
Do you think he created that web-page by modifying HTML?
- endisneigh 5y ago
  It’s literally a cropped image that no one has said they can reproduce
  - imwillofficial 5y ago
    So what if it is cropped, is the amount of ads shown in the screenshot with no actual search results acceptable to you? Does the fact OP has a smaller or larger resolution than you change your mind?
    - endisneigh 5y ago
      Literally the fifth result is what they were looking for. they crop that out and complain on twitter. so yes, it's acceptable. use ad-block if it's not to you.
      - imwillofficial 5y ago
        So we disagree. Showing me 4 ads before seeing something that is also a thinly veiled ad is not acceptable. Running other software to make search usable is also not acceptable. Combined with your misinformation spread in other threads of this topic, your actions appear to be shilling.
        endisneigh 5y ago
        by what definition is it not acceptable exactly? Don’t use Google, or any search engine for that matter, I’d you don’t like ads. Try out Kagi or Neeva.
        imwillofficial 5y ago
        What “Definition” do you expect? My completely subjective one, duh.
  - strathmeyer 5y ago
    Search "retool slack integration" on google.com with no quotes
    - endisneigh 5y ago
      https://imgur.com/a/uCK2Ec8 https://imgur.com/a/uCK2Ec8
    - johncena33 5y ago
      I only see just one ad.
moonshinefe 5y ago
I can't replicate at all, in fact I get zero results labeled as ads for the same search (on desktop, logged in, using FF). I have my search history paused, perhaps that could be affecting it? Edit: I now see 3 ad results after disabling uBlock origin, but still far from the entire thing being ads. I didn't think it removed ads from the search results themselves (since I see 'sponsored ads' occasionally in my search and things). My bad.
- stjohnswarts 5y ago
  I test it occassionally and regularly see 3 or 4 ads, but not as much as the OP. That is pretty crazy as a result. Normally though I have 2 or 3 layers of ad protection.
lelandfe 5y ago
Yes, I see this constantly when my adblocker is off. Search for anything related to "job search" et voila: https://i.imgur.com/dBXghPh.png https://i.imgur.com/dBXghPh.png Here's "mattress," which has ads that extend beyond the fold: https://i.imgur.com/Z9dGSKR.png https://i.imgur.com/Z9dGSKR.png Those two I just took. I mercifully cannot replicate this one anymore, but here's one for "indeed" I took in December, where LinkedIn had an ad that took up my entire laptop screen: https://i.imgur.com/x7g5Uo3.png https://i.imgur.com/x7g5Uo3.png I can't replicate OP's specific one, but remember that ad buy is very dynamic. I do get the top two positions as competitors, one of which is seen in OP's link as well: https://i.imgur.com/hYjaWm4.png https://i.imgur.com/hYjaWm4.png. I certainly do not think this post is fake.
- endisneigh 5y ago
  I'm talking about the exact query in the OP. No one is shocked that Google has ads.
  - imwillofficial 5y ago
    There is zero way to exactly replicate OPs query as Google heavily tailors results to each person, logged in or not. And yes, people are shocked at the amount of ads google is pushing.
    - deleted 5y ago
      [deleted]
    - endisneigh 5y ago
      This is not true. Ads are preslotted - so you might not get the same ads, but you will get the same number of ads.
      - lelandfe 5y ago
olyjohn 5y ago
I saw this myself months ago with my father. He calls me up, and tells me that Google is only showing him ads, and he can't find any actual content. I figured it was some kind of malware he installed, but nope, I get over there and it's exactly like this screenshot. The entire first screen of results was ads. Then when I scrolled down, there weren't Google ads, but just a bunch of SEO spam. Wasn't gonna waste my time figuring it out, so I put him on DDG, and his problems were solved.
- endisneigh 5y ago
  lol, OK what was the query? let's see the DDG and Google results side by side. I swear people always say nonsense like this and when I ask for specific queries they stop replying. Check my history if you doubt it. I don't doubt you saw ads, but Google very strictly limits the percentage of the screen that can be ads or percentage of results. If you can find a single query in which every result on the first page is a sponsored ad I'll send you $5 via Venmo right now, no questions asked. people just like saying 'omg all my screen is ads' and then they crop their screen showing like 20% of the screen on a 1080p monitor. >_>
  - mikeyouse 5y ago
    I'm on a 13" Macbook Pro, here's what a Chrome search for "Salesforce Integration" with my adblocker turned off looks like: https://i.imgur.com/AkQWJeF.png https://i.imgur.com/AkQWJeF.png 100% ads. DDG for the same search is better, but not by much: https://i.imgur.com/pcpxr4l.png https://i.imgur.com/pcpxr4l.png
    - endisneigh 5y ago
      what's after the fold? Why do you crop it so it only shows ads? so ridiculous. Google will almost never show more than 5 sponsored ads or some combination of 2-3 ads and sponsored modal. same is true with Bing, DDG, Startpage, etc. this scenario of all of the results being ads is nonexistent. again if anyone can show me a reproducible query in which all results are ads, $5 - easy. omg DDG 100% ads !111 https://imgur.com/a/A1bxnVQ https://imgur.com/a/A1bxnVQ
tonetheman 5y ago
Yes. I have seen it a lot. More and more as the days go on. Google search results are no better than any of the other search engines and even worse for people not in tech they do not even know they are ads. Just dark patterns. Sad it used to be a good search engine.
dessant 5y ago
This is how search results for "car rentals new york" look like on my display, there are no organic results above the fold. https://i.imgur.com/CFeWDY1.png https://i.imgur.com/CFeWDY1.png As for your question, there is no point in trying to replicate results for the same query, search results and the displayed ads can wildly differ for the same query based on a large number of factors.
- endisneigh 5y ago
  - dessant 5y ago
    I think your comments in this thread are made in bad faith.
    - endisneigh 5y ago
      they really aren't.
      - CRConrad 5y ago
        Then they must be made from remarkable ignorance... To be charitable.
  - bee_rider 5y ago
    Well, in this case it exists to delimit between the ads and the bottom of the screen, because the ads have completely crowded out the desired content.
  - tedunangst 5y ago
    So if I have a 2000px tall browser I'm going to see a dozen ads? Why?
  - kbelder 5y ago
    That's never been the definition. The fold is the bottom of the viewport on initial load, meaning nothing below the fold is viewable without scrolling. This is an analog to the fold in a newspaper, hiding anything below it. It seems like most of the claims you've made in the this thread are false.
rnotaro 5y ago
Yes, with the same query : https://i.imgur.com/ydofyHn.png https://i.imgur.com/ydofyHn.png

Did anyone replicate this? I couldn’t on desktop and mobile. Seems like flame bait

albertopv 5y ago

There are many factors that could change your results. Since I disabled web & app activity I have seen a lot more ads.

AlexanderTheGr8 5y ago

Do you think he created that web-page by modifying HTML?

endisneigh 5y ago
It’s literally a cropped image that no one has said they can reproduce
- imwillofficial 5y ago
  So what if it is cropped, is the amount of ads shown in the screenshot with no actual search results acceptable to you? Does the fact OP has a smaller or larger resolution than you change your mind?
  - endisneigh 5y ago
    Literally the fifth result is what they were looking for. they crop that out and complain on twitter. so yes, it's acceptable. use ad-block if it's not to you.
    - imwillofficial 5y ago
      So we disagree. Showing me 4 ads before seeing something that is also a thinly veiled ad is not acceptable. Running other software to make search usable is also not acceptable. Combined with your misinformation spread in other threads of this topic, your actions appear to be shilling.
      - endisneigh 5y ago
        by what definition is it not acceptable exactly? Don’t use Google, or any search engine for that matter, I’d you don’t like ads. Try out Kagi or Neeva.
        imwillofficial 5y ago
        What “Definition” do you expect? My completely subjective one, duh.
- strathmeyer 5y ago
  Search "retool slack integration" on google.com with no quotes
  - endisneigh 5y ago
    https://imgur.com/a/uCK2Ec8 https://imgur.com/a/uCK2Ec8
  - johncena33 5y ago
    I only see just one ad.

moonshinefe 5y ago

I can't replicate at all, in fact I get zero results labeled as ads for the same search (on desktop, logged in, using FF). I have my search history paused, perhaps that could be affecting it? Edit: I now see 3 ad results after disabling uBlock origin, but still far from the entire thing being ads. I didn't think it removed ads from the search results themselves (since I see 'sponsored ads' occasionally in my search and things). My bad.

stjohnswarts 5y ago
I test it occassionally and regularly see 3 or 4 ads, but not as much as the OP. That is pretty crazy as a result. Normally though I have 2 or 3 layers of ad protection.

lelandfe 5y ago

Yes, I see this constantly when my adblocker is off. Search for anything related to "job search" et voila: https://i.imgur.com/dBXghPh.png https://i.imgur.com/dBXghPh.png Here's "mattress," which has ads that extend beyond the fold: https://i.imgur.com/Z9dGSKR.png https://i.imgur.com/Z9dGSKR.png Those two I just took. I mercifully cannot replicate this one anymore, but here's one for "indeed" I took in December, where LinkedIn had an ad that took up my entire laptop screen: https://i.imgur.com/x7g5Uo3.png https://i.imgur.com/x7g5Uo3.png I can't replicate OP's specific one, but remember that ad buy is very dynamic. I do get the top two positions as competitors, one of which is seen in OP's link as well: https://i.imgur.com/hYjaWm4.png https://i.imgur.com/hYjaWm4.png. I certainly do not think this post is fake.

endisneigh 5y ago
I'm talking about the exact query in the OP. No one is shocked that Google has ads.
- imwillofficial 5y ago
  There is zero way to exactly replicate OPs query as Google heavily tailors results to each person, logged in or not. And yes, people are shocked at the amount of ads google is pushing.
  - deleted 5y ago
    [deleted]
  - endisneigh 5y ago
    This is not true. Ads are preslotted - so you might not get the same ads, but you will get the same number of ads.
    - lelandfe 5y ago

olyjohn 5y ago

I saw this myself months ago with my father. He calls me up, and tells me that Google is only showing him ads, and he can't find any actual content. I figured it was some kind of malware he installed, but nope, I get over there and it's exactly like this screenshot. The entire first screen of results was ads. Then when I scrolled down, there weren't Google ads, but just a bunch of SEO spam. Wasn't gonna waste my time figuring it out, so I put him on DDG, and his problems were solved.

endisneigh 5y ago
lol, OK what was the query? let's see the DDG and Google results side by side. I swear people always say nonsense like this and when I ask for specific queries they stop replying. Check my history if you doubt it. I don't doubt you saw ads, but Google very strictly limits the percentage of the screen that can be ads or percentage of results. If you can find a single query in which every result on the first page is a sponsored ad I'll send you $5 via Venmo right now, no questions asked. people just like saying 'omg all my screen is ads' and then they crop their screen showing like 20% of the screen on a 1080p monitor. >_>
- mikeyouse 5y ago
  I'm on a 13" Macbook Pro, here's what a Chrome search for "Salesforce Integration" with my adblocker turned off looks like: https://i.imgur.com/AkQWJeF.png https://i.imgur.com/AkQWJeF.png 100% ads. DDG for the same search is better, but not by much: https://i.imgur.com/pcpxr4l.png https://i.imgur.com/pcpxr4l.png
  - endisneigh 5y ago
    what's after the fold? Why do you crop it so it only shows ads? so ridiculous. Google will almost never show more than 5 sponsored ads or some combination of 2-3 ads and sponsored modal. same is true with Bing, DDG, Startpage, etc. this scenario of all of the results being ads is nonexistent. again if anyone can show me a reproducible query in which all results are ads, $5 - easy. omg DDG 100% ads !111 https://imgur.com/a/A1bxnVQ https://imgur.com/a/A1bxnVQ

tonetheman 5y ago

Yes. I have seen it a lot. More and more as the days go on. Google search results are no better than any of the other search engines and even worse for people not in tech they do not even know they are ads. Just dark patterns. Sad it used to be a good search engine.

dessant 5y ago

This is how search results for "car rentals new york" look like on my display, there are no organic results above the fold. https://i.imgur.com/CFeWDY1.png https://i.imgur.com/CFeWDY1.png As for your question, there is no point in trying to replicate results for the same query, search results and the displayed ads can wildly differ for the same query based on a large number of factors.

endisneigh 5y ago
- dessant 5y ago
  I think your comments in this thread are made in bad faith.
  - endisneigh 5y ago
    they really aren't.
    - CRConrad 5y ago
      Then they must be made from remarkable ignorance... To be charitable.
- bee_rider 5y ago
  Well, in this case it exists to delimit between the ads and the bottom of the screen, because the ads have completely crowded out the desired content.
- tedunangst 5y ago
  So if I have a 2000px tall browser I'm going to see a dozen ads? Why?
- kbelder 5y ago
  That's never been the definition. The fold is the bottom of the viewport on initial load, meaning nothing below the fold is viewable without scrolling. This is an analog to the fold in a newspaper, hiding anything below it. It seems like most of the claims you've made in the this thread are false.

rnotaro 5y ago

Yes, with the same query : https://i.imgur.com/ydofyHn.png https://i.imgur.com/ydofyHn.png