• BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Wow, I feel fucking old as hell. I remember when this was true and it’s what differentiated Google from the others.

    Other search engines it was like page three, but Google had the right link, first choice, a lot of the time. Maybe you’d get down to the fourth or fifth link.

    They took over the market, then adopted every bad practice that set them apart (SEO notwithstanding).

      • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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        2 months ago

        I also remember when you could tell people “It’s the third link down.” Because everyone would get the same results. Type this phrase into Google, these are the results you get.