The Verge’s Jay Peters writes on the (temporary?) demise of one of the modern web’s weirdest information structures: the use of the term “reddit” when searching Google to fi…
This is actually a testament to his bad Google Search has become.
Any search like “best toaster” brings you sponsored ads - with some kind of “our best toasters of 2023 and why #4 will surprise you!” dogshit clickbait.
But if you type “best toaster Reddit”, you get reviews and real experiences. And people voting on which ones they liked best.
Google makes some cool products. Gmail, Android, Pixel , Google Maps, Phones… but their core product, the search engine, is pretty much fucking useless these days.
This is actually a testament to his bad Google Search has become.
Any search like “best toaster” brings you sponsored ads - with some kind of “our best toasters of 2023 and why #4 will surprise you!” dogshit clickbait.
But if you type “best toaster Reddit”, you get reviews and real experiences. And people voting on which ones they liked best.
Google makes some cool products. Gmail, Android, Pixel , Google Maps, Phones… but their core product, the search engine, is pretty much fucking useless these days.
Maybe one day, we’ll type “best toasters Lemmy”…