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One day I tried a Google search and noticed that everything "above the fold" on the first page was either a Google property, an advertisement, or both. I stopp
by musicale 2y ago
One day I tried a Google search and noticed that everything "above the fold" on the first page was either a Google property, an advertisement, or both.
I stopped using Google for web search, but I still use it for Google search.
- danpalmer 2y agoPart of me wonders if the ad market is just radically different on Google in the US or other parts of the world, or if I just make very non-commercial searches. I don't see many ads, unless I'm actively going to Google Shopping essentially in search of them. I do see the Google info box style results, but I find these to be one of the most useful parts and it's one of the reasons I like using Google for things that are basic facts, media fact finding (like "who was that person in that show" style queries), etc.
- PawgerZ 2y agoIn my experience (American), the top 1-4 results are ads/sponsored links. Sometimes, very relevant to the search. Most of the time, not what I'm looking for. I only use google search on my phone because I have a pixel, and the google searchbar is so well integrated into the launcher. If I don't like the results, I can just open a new tab and the default search is DuckDuckGo. Besides the ads, I'd say the searches are usually the same quality.