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That's a cool schema, but the LLM solution is necessary because recipe website makers will never use the schema because they want you to have to read through ga

That's a cool schema, but the LLM solution is necessary because recipe website makers will never use the schema because they want you to have to read through garbage, with some misguided belief that this helps their SEO or something. Or maybe they get more money if you scroll through more ads?

bubblyworld 1y ago
I'm genuinely a bit confused by the recipe blog business model. Like there's got to be one, right? People don't usually spew the same story about their grandma hundreds of times on a real blog. Just hitting keywords for search? Many of them don't even have ads so I feel like that can't be it. Maybe referrals?
- Revisional_Sin 1y ago
  SEO. Longer articles get ranked higher.
  - bubblyworld 1y ago
    Makes sense, thanks, but how do you actually make money from that without tons of ads? I realise this is a super naive question haha
    - RobertBobert 1y ago
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    - gpm 1y ago
      > without tons of ads This is a requirement? I literally only browse the web with an ad blocker but I always assumed those sites had tons of ads.
      - bubblyworld 1y ago
        Lol, that's funny - good point, I completely forgot I had an ad blocker running 24/7. I don't think I've browsed the raw internet in more than a decade...
throwaway290 1y ago
How do they make money then? Or do you think they are doing some sort of public service and you are entitled?
- anExcitedBeast 1y ago
  They make long articles to maximize ad exposure and SEO. It's good faith --they're doing what they have to to make money with the underlying tech ecosystem-- but it's not a good outcome. LLMs are shifting that ecosystem (at least temporarily) and new revenue models will emerge. It'll take time to figure out. But we shouldn't artificially support a bad system just because it's the existing system. Transitions are always awkward. In the meantime, I'm inclined to give people rope to experiment.
  - throwaway290 1y ago
    It seems that your answer is a long euphemism for "I don't give a damn how they make money, they better find a new way I guess".

bubblyworld 1y ago

I'm genuinely a bit confused by the recipe blog business model. Like there's got to be one, right? People don't usually spew the same story about their grandma hundreds of times on a real blog. Just hitting keywords for search? Many of them don't even have ads so I feel like that can't be it. Maybe referrals?

Revisional_Sin 1y ago
SEO. Longer articles get ranked higher.
- bubblyworld 1y ago
  Makes sense, thanks, but how do you actually make money from that without tons of ads? I realise this is a super naive question haha
  - RobertBobert 1y ago
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  - gpm 1y ago
    > without tons of ads This is a requirement? I literally only browse the web with an ad blocker but I always assumed those sites had tons of ads.
    - bubblyworld 1y ago
      Lol, that's funny - good point, I completely forgot I had an ad blocker running 24/7. I don't think I've browsed the raw internet in more than a decade...

throwaway290 1y ago

How do they make money then? Or do you think they are doing some sort of public service and you are entitled?

anExcitedBeast 1y ago
They make long articles to maximize ad exposure and SEO. It's good faith --they're doing what they have to to make money with the underlying tech ecosystem-- but it's not a good outcome. LLMs are shifting that ecosystem (at least temporarily) and new revenue models will emerge. It'll take time to figure out. But we shouldn't artificially support a bad system just because it's the existing system. Transitions are always awkward. In the meantime, I'm inclined to give people rope to experiment.
- throwaway290 1y ago
  It seems that your answer is a long euphemism for "I don't give a damn how they make money, they better find a new way I guess".