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If they only divided it into information search ("library" knowledge) and business search (Yelp/YP) where you can tweak your preferences. When you search for "
by mc32 2y ago
If they only divided it into information search ("library" knowledge) and business search (Yelp/YP) where you can tweak your preferences.
When you search for "vacuum cleaner", you either want online stores or you may want a local store. In either case it's a business query rather than looking for reviews or specs.
What's really polluting search, including Google, is the on-demand content generation based on your query. It's a sea of flotsam.
- ryandrake 2y agoUnfortunately, if you did that, the businesses would still do their best to muscle in on the "information search" results. Marketers gotta Market, and placement on a SERP is a zero sum game. If one competitor managed to get themselves highly ranked in the "information search" then there would be incentive for all competitors to try.
- mc32 2y agoI guess the idea is you disallow them from optimizing at all in the info search so much that you derank them on the biz for some not inconsequential amount of time if they misbehave.