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Anyone have any methods for avoiding this SEO nonsense? I generally prefix search query with `site:reddit.com` or `site:news.ycombinator.com` Which returns mu

by gitgud 4y ago

Anyone have any methods for avoiding this SEO nonsense? I generally prefix search query with `site:reddit.com` or `site:news.ycombinator.com` Which returns much better discussions about a question/topic, in those discussions can be genuinely great ideas and links

tehwebguy 4y ago
Yeah, and for product reviews I only trust SlickDeals commenters. This funny tweet mostly covers it: > u can google ur questions about the world and get the CIA FBI answer or u can add "reddit" to the end of it and learn the truth https://twitter.com/literallysofie/status/1371899624491995137?s= https://twitter.com/literallysofie/status/137189962449199513...
- propogandist 4y ago
  be weary of astroturfing. Reddit has had this problem for over a decade and increasing popularity means more shills using the site to sway opinions. Aged accounts, karma boosting and fake comments/engagements are all common techniques to propagate a desired narrative
  - my_usernam3 4y ago
    Unfortunately the game of cat and mouse between marketing teams, and potential consumers simply trying to research, continues.
sefrost 4y ago
Unfortunately I think the more this knowledge is shared the more those sites will be spammed. Look what happened to ad blockers - we told everyone about them and now so many sites have ad blocker blockers.
paulpauper 4y ago
or use https://hn.algolia.com/ https://hn.algolia.com/ the problem with Reddit is for some stupid reason that has yet to be fixed and likely never will, Google shows reallllllly old reddit results but marks them as new.
lolinder 4y ago
For dev searches, Kagi. I switched during closed beta, and I couldn't be happier. The SEO'd GitHub or SO copypasta is gone by default, and it gives you the ability to ban or prioritize other sites in your searches. I honestly haven't had to do that much because their filters are great by default, though I did give MDN a bump so it's always at the top for web stuff.

by gitgud 4y ago

tehwebguy 4y ago

Yeah, and for product reviews I only trust SlickDeals commenters. This funny tweet mostly covers it: > u can google ur questions about the world and get the CIA FBI answer or u can add "reddit" to the end of it and learn the truth https://twitter.com/literallysofie/status/1371899624491995137?s= https://twitter.com/literallysofie/status/137189962449199513...

propogandist 4y ago
be weary of astroturfing. Reddit has had this problem for over a decade and increasing popularity means more shills using the site to sway opinions. Aged accounts, karma boosting and fake comments/engagements are all common techniques to propagate a desired narrative
- my_usernam3 4y ago
  Unfortunately the game of cat and mouse between marketing teams, and potential consumers simply trying to research, continues.

sefrost 4y ago

Unfortunately I think the more this knowledge is shared the more those sites will be spammed. Look what happened to ad blockers - we told everyone about them and now so many sites have ad blocker blockers.

paulpauper 4y ago

or use https://hn.algolia.com/ https://hn.algolia.com/ the problem with Reddit is for some stupid reason that has yet to be fixed and likely never will, Google shows reallllllly old reddit results but marks them as new.

lolinder 4y ago

For dev searches, Kagi. I switched during closed beta, and I couldn't be happier. The SEO'd GitHub or SO copypasta is gone by default, and it gives you the ability to ban or prioritize other sites in your searches. I honestly haven't had to do that much because their filters are great by default, though I did give MDN a bump so it's always at the top for web stuff.