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Late reply, but '[year] [make] [model] [feature]' has never been a bad query for as long as I've been using google. They used to be really good at that kind of
by flomo 1y ago
Late reply, but '[year] [make] [model] [feature]' has never been a bad query for as long as I've been using google. They used to be really good at that kind of thing, but now they are really bad. I can ignore the "AI results" at the top, the rest of the page is maybe more just Yahootardation than AI. But now they have some real competition.
- ben_w 1y agoPerhaps for cars. For other topics, say apps? Well… A while back I was looking for interesting apps for my Apple Watch to see if I could find some real benefit to keeping it. Even before GenAI I was finding listicles like these that always have date stamps as if they are recent news: https://techidroid.com/10-best-apps-for-apple-watch/#5_ViewRanger https://techidroid.com/10-best-apps-for-apple-watch/#5_ViewR... (as I read it, it says "March 6, 2025" and lists ViewRanger app as number 5 on their list; I have no idea what it will say to anyone else). Now here's the important thing: I used to work at Augmentra, who made the ViewRanger app. They merged with OutdoorActive years ago and shut down the ViewRanger app in 2022. So, I've not trusted Google for a while now.
- flomo 1y agoHN had a story about Google removing the guy who cared about search quality a few years ago. Since then it's all about stuffing Google links on the top (like Yahoo did), and whatever SEO results has the most profitable google ads on it. Shame because it used to be good. Now the government is after them, and they might get lunch eaten.