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> it's easy to click "block this domain" Friendly reminder that google had this feature a decade ago then removed it. Hopefully someone in the C-Suite got a f
by Grimburger 3y ago
> it's easy to click "block this domain"
Friendly reminder that google had this feature a decade ago then removed it. Hopefully someone in the C-Suite got a few back pats for that decision.
https://searchengineland.com/google-brings-back-blocking-sites-in-search-results-67723 https://searchengineland.com/google-brings-back-blocking-sit...
- xnx 3y agoCounterpoint: That feature has very little utility to all but a tiny fraction of users. Those users can readily find other means (e.g. extensions) to achieve the same thing. In the interest of simplicity, it was the right call to remove this. I imagine it was pitched for its ability to gather feedback on search quality, but the type of people using the feature aren't representative.
- Gustomaximus 3y agoThis seems the most obvious value add feature for search results at both an individual level and for reviewing overall moderation. I wonder what possible logic there could be to not allow it? The only one I can think of is they don't want bridgading to create a wider system block but that seems easily enough to resolve.
- beefield 3y agoThe easiest is to look where the money is. Might be risky to let your custo^H products hide the pages where you have most revenue generating ads.
- zo1 3y agoEventually someone was going to create an easy to list/share/subscribe list that individuals could easily add to their personal Google domain block list. Think EasyList. At that point they would be bleeding ad revenue as all the nasty, fake, abusive, spammy websites would be insta blocked. Imagine being able to add a list and all of a sudden half the SEO blogs are excluded from results. Assuming Google even allows it, they would then have to work even harder to find relevant content to your search query. They can't rely on throwing a huge wall of semi-relevant results that you have to wade through, generating ad impressions as you go along.
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- RajT88 3y agoGoogle's gotta make money off Pinterest somehow, based on the most blocked domains on Kagi: https://kagi.com/stats https://kagi.com/stats Pinterest is a scourge on the modern web, worse than any other.
- ask_b123 3y agoMight these stats be biased by the demographics that use Kagi? I don't use Pinterest, and never really encounter it on a daily basis, but some of my friends really like the site. Tbf, they might use stackoverflow more, but seeing Hacker News on the top 5 doesn't seem to reflect the average web user's usage...
- climb_stealth 3y agoI wonder if it is also biased in the sense that it's only certain people who customise these things. And that it's only the most common ones. You would never see my favourite car forum listed here, but bumping it in search results is where I see value with the feature.
- tayo42 3y agoThere was a time where Google image search was dominated by Pinterest results but clinking through never took you to the photo. And most of the photos were rehosting of the original so you wouldn't get that either.
- hnben 3y ago> Might these stats be biased by the demographics that use Kagi? yes, obviously. but also: Selection Bias Is A Fact Of Life https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/selection-bias-is-a-fact-of-life https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/selection-bias-is-a-fact-of...
- dwighttk 3y agoDo your friends who use it use Google to use it? Or do they go to the site itself. I don’t use the site itself but the irritating thing is a first page full of useless Pinterest links when searching for something.
- biglyburrito 3y agoThe uBlacklist browser plugin adds support for blocking sites in Google searches. https://iorate.github.io/ublacklist/docs https://iorate.github.io/ublacklist/docs
- WhrRTheBaboons 3y agowill check it out, thanks!
- Grimburger 3y agoThis looks really good, thanks. Works on other engines too. Goodbye Quora results.