wiz@lemm.ee to ShowerthoughtsEnglish · 3 years agoPeople who haven't gotten into habit of googling stuff in the last 20 years might not get into it at all anymore because of how search engines are gamed with SEO spam tactics nowadaysmessage-squaremessage-square197linkfedilinkarrow-up1876arrow-down121
arrow-up1855arrow-down1message-squarePeople who haven't gotten into habit of googling stuff in the last 20 years might not get into it at all anymore because of how search engines are gamed with SEO spam tactics nowadayswiz@lemm.ee to ShowerthoughtsEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square197linkfedilink
minus-squareShialaclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up52·3 years agoThe sad thing is the Reddit Links probably contain the most useful answers that google will show you
minus-squareSanelesslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·3 years agoI know. But I’ll use them as a last resort
minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down4·3 years agoUse them, costs bandwidth and CPU cycles.
minus-squareSanelesslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·3 years agoYes but it will be offset by traffic boosts for advertisers
minus-squaredrz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 years agoUse an adblocker. Unless, you mean people go on the internet without using protection?
minus-squareChais@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 years agoThey do. Either due to technical ineptitude (like approximately everyone’s parents) or, and that might be worse, with the conviction of doing “the right thing,” like a friend of mine.
minus-squareSanelesslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·3 years agoThat won’t make a difference. Reddit knows how much traffic they get and they use that number to sell ads
minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·3 years agoJunk data that costs the advertisement without a return on investment
minus-squareSanelesslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·3 years agoThat’s not how it works. Reddit is able to even get interest because of traffic counts. Same for IPO values
minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 years agoIf you’re blocking their ads and not logged in, you are costing them.
The sad thing is the Reddit Links probably contain the most useful answers that google will show you
I know. But I’ll use them as a last resort
Use them, costs bandwidth and CPU cycles.
Yes but it will be offset by traffic boosts for advertisers
Use an adblocker. Unless, you mean people go on the internet without using protection?
They do. Either due to technical ineptitude (like approximately everyone’s parents) or, and that might be worse, with the conviction of doing “the right thing,” like a friend of mine.
That won’t make a difference. Reddit knows how much traffic they get and they use that number to sell ads
Junk data that costs the advertisement without a return on investment
That’s not how it works. Reddit is able to even get interest because of traffic counts. Same for IPO values
If you’re blocking their ads and not logged in, you are costing them.