How Google is killing independent sites like ours - HouseFresh
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And why you shouldn’t trust product reviews from big media publishers ranking at the top of Google.

How Google is killing independent sites like ours::And why you shouldn’t trust product reviews from big media publishers ranking at the top of Google.

  • SomeGuy69@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Just add “Reddit” tag to everything and cross link multiple posts talking about that content. Basically do the work for me of having to filter through so many threads and answers. Yeah sucks to be this co depending but this would generate clicks and catch people who search for “product x Reddit”. Of course you lose those who filter by site:reddit.com. I also hope Lemmy gets big to get rid of this Reddit codependency, because I want way less manipulated information but not from Reddit which becomes more and more astroturfed. I think it’s a pipedream to get completely rid of it but at least these responses are useful most of the time and not SEO optimized.

    • CatTrickery@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      2 years ago

      It is worth noting that marketing companies have picked up on this and they will often create oddly specific questions on Reddit then answer them with a bought account.

      • SomeGuy69@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 years ago

        Yeah there are multiple ways. Nevertheless it’s public, so people can vote on stuff and reply when the response is bullshit. That’s why I think visible downvotes are very important. If you have an answer botted to be on spot one of the replies but it has like 200% the downvotes, it’s possible that there’s something fishy going on and one can evaluate. That’s not possible if you can’t see this addition info and only the sum of votes.