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This is the exact angle of discussion I'm saying we should try to avoid because this behavior from Google is an effect of an underlying problem with the entire
by shuntress 5y ago
This is the exact angle of discussion I'm saying we should try to avoid because this behavior from Google is an effect of an underlying problem with the entire web.
Most sites that include the exact phrase "gulp admzip" are empty spam of regurgitated word lists of every build tool or dev package designed to attract errant clicks that help boost ad metrics. That is why Google can't "just grep the entire internet".
Incidentally, I agree with Google here that whatever problem you're trying to solve is more likely to be an issue with either gulp or admzip and you will be better served by content specifically about one or the other.
- horsawlarway 5y agoWe should avoid discussing the fact that the search engine is now hijacking my search to show me things it would prefer I have searched for? You know what - I'd much rather just see the spam sites. The spam sites are useful feedback that my search is either too generic, or there aren't many good hits. Further, some of them aren't actually spam sites - I'm not afraid to click through 5 or even 6 pages of results, and I can usually visually distinguish obvious spam from content very quickly. I can't do that if Google has removed my ability to actually filter the results to the relevant search terms, and just keeps showing me the freaking link to npm over and over again.
- notreallyserio 5y agoAnd the problem with the entire web is a result of incentives -- Google's algorithms don't discourage people from creating spam and clone sites. You might even say the algorithms encourage spam because they have been terrible for so long.