Post AdeWfwLzXDjAHLjAP2 by ct_bergstrom@fediscience.org
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 (DIR) Post #AdeWfwLzXDjAHLjAP2 by ct_bergstrom@fediscience.org
       2024-01-08T21:26:40Z
       
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       This is a fantastic story about how the search engine tail wags the online content dog. It's a form of enshittification, but it's a two-sided one that involves google's algorithmic choices and web designers' responses via Campbell's law (when a metric becomes a target, people do stupid shit)https://www.theverge.com/c/23998379/google-search-seo-algorithm-webpage-optimization
       
 (DIR) Post #AdeWfxKbtqDVJM5ZtA by ct_bergstrom@fediscience.org
       2024-01-08T21:34:33Z
       
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       "It’s hard to overstate how important Google traffic has become for publishers.These incentives are how we’ve ended up with a web full of content farms instead of diverse and interesting sites.The rise of AI-powered content farms and other platforms like TikTok could destabilize this entire ecosystem. Users and creators are beginning to look elsewhere to find information as the web gets more and more polluted."
       
 (DIR) Post #AdeWfyLM8YPKRxRggq by Bernard@friends.ravergram.club
       2024-01-09T00:29:16Z
       
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       @ct_bergstrom You can always step off the wheel of shit and use other search engines such as Yandex, Brave, Mojeek, Marginalia, or Yacy, depending on what you are seeking. You might find yourself better informed if you do so.