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> Because search engines fell asleep at the wheel and now content farms are a sizable chunk of the economy? Fell asleep at the wheel? The major search engines
by bunderbunder 14y ago
> Because search engines fell asleep at the wheel and now content farms are a sizable chunk of the economy?
Fell asleep at the wheel? The major search engines run their own ad networks. They're content farms' key customers, and content farms are a core element in their business strategy.
- Detrus 14y agoWell it's hard to say how close the relationship is. Google changed algorithm to target content farms a while ago, caused a stir. They definitely see the problem. The current ad/SEO setup incentives all sites to behave like content farms, duplicating content, quantity over quality, short articles, etc.
- bunderbunder 14y agoI think they're just trying to walk a line. Sort of like how radio stations make a bunch of hubbub about doing blocks of X minutes with no advertisements. It's not because they don't like ads, it's because they've also got to deliver enough of what their audience is looking for to keep them coming back.