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For all we know the sites have better internationalizations and cater to audiences invisible from a US-based perspective.
by ben_jones 4y ago
For all we know the sites have better internationalizations and cater to audiences invisible from a US-based perspective.
- bequanna 4y agoThese sites are just scraping SO and dumping the text from the question+answers in a blog-style format. I don’t think this is a cultural issue, I fail to see how this can be considered value add by anyone.
- adhesive_wombat 4y agoI found that Google will even rank a quote from an issue tracker on one of those "clones with advert/malwar overlays" higher than the original.
- EdwardDiego 4y agoAlso sites that scrape mailing list archives and cover it in ads rank higher than the actual archive site.
- ipaddr 4y agoA/B tests can show datapoints where these sites convert better on average. Sites aren't chosen for cultural legacy but based on hitting the correct kpis.