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> Google wills it so. Why? IDK, ask them. Google presents what its customers (people doing searches) want to see, so shouldn't we ask the people who click the
by MuffinFlavored 4y ago
> Google wills it so. Why? IDK, ask them.
Google presents what its customers (people doing searches) want to see, so shouldn't we ask the people who click the results that make it to the top (whether they leave the page dissatisfied or not is a different story, right?) over and over?
What incentive does Google have for prioritizing succinct quality posts versus blogspam posts? What incentive does Google have for prioritizing blogspam posts over succinct quality posts? Why is it the way it is if we're talking about the unsponsored (not paid) organic results?
As a blogspam author, why do you want people on your page? To get more AdSense views/impressions? You typically aren't selling anything on a website that gives away free long-winded recipes (so conversion rate/cost per click/paid advertising isn't really a concern?)
- lmkg 4y ago> Google presents what its customers (people doing searches) want to see Google presents what it thinks people want to see, which it infers based on some number it can collect, like time-on-page, or scroll depth. The argument is that its proxy metrics for "the user liked this" are ill-considered, especially in this particular context. Even when Google acts like a rational actor, it is not an oracle. It rationally optimizes an observable metric, which may or may not correlate to its actual goal.