<![CDATA[so #Google isn't even interested in scraping the web.]]>RE: https://typo.social/@colinmford/116613158941426952

so isn't even interested in scraping the web. they just want to sell the opportunity to write misinformation and propaganda for search to the highest bidders.

eons ago, when i explained what SEO is to a non-techie friend they looked at me puzzled and said it sounded like a scam; that people were basically giving free labor to Google for the chance of a high ranking they could completely upend without explanation.

yup. has always been a .

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/730f9910-8221-4625-9cbd-f8bcbb9d1349/so-google-isn-t-even-interested-in-scraping-the-web.RSS for NodeMon, 25 May 2026 06:28:41 GMTThu, 21 May 2026 21:48:56 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to so #Google isn't even interested in scraping the web. on Thu, 21 May 2026 22:32:07 GMT]]>@blogdiva

How advertisers even expect to be able to measure this is beyond me.

And why they would even think to trust the company.

They would be better off, going back to word-of-mouth

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/GhostOnTheHalfShell/statuses/116614937171568281https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/GhostOnTheHalfShell/statuses/116614937171568281Thu, 21 May 2026 22:32:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so #Google isn't even interested in scraping the web. on Thu, 21 May 2026 22:24:42 GMT]]>@blogdiva this tracks. Someone smarter than me said this (paraphrasing):

YouTube charges advertisers to place ads, then charges consumers to remove them.

It’s like an entire empty ecosystem in a vacuum.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/markwyner/statuses/116614907996677243https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/markwyner/statuses/116614907996677243Thu, 21 May 2026 22:24:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so #Google isn't even interested in scraping the web. on Thu, 21 May 2026 21:49:43 GMT]]>@blogdiva fuck it, back to usenet

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