<![CDATA[You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago]]>You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago?
Turns out that was on purpose

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/f5534382-0698-4a86-bf71-c27b0bdd27a1/you-noticed-how-google-search-became-unusably-shit-a-few-years-agoRSS for NodeFri, 17 Apr 2026 16:03:31 GMTSun, 11 May 2025 19:00:46 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:51:54 GMT]]>@ocean I heard people talking about it, but I haven't seen a drop in quality myself thanks to my simply not using Google.

I went from AltaVista to Raging (which was also AltaVista) to DuckDuckGo. I may have used Google a little prior to DDG existing, but I don't remember. It took a while for Google to show their true colours. Remember that Android didn't come out until 2008 and GMail only was forming up around then too.

I still miss my BlackBerry. I'm using an AOSP derivative now, but I'm hoping Linux phones become usable.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://partychickens.net/users/mason/statuses/116392769268140543https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://partychickens.net/users/mason/statuses/116392769268140543Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:51:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:23:07 GMT]]>@ocean So the same basic concept as constantly rearranging the grocery store. Make being there as time consuming as possible without being so inconvenient that everyone stops going.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://meow.social/users/V_Mags_Fox/statuses/116391948258280820https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://meow.social/users/V_Mags_Fox/statuses/116391948258280820Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:23:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:38:26 GMT]]>@ocean Can you link to the document that this came from?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/starluna/statuses/116391536635794985https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/starluna/statuses/116391536635794985Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:38:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:35:56 GMT]]>@ocean actually, my friends and me were talking that google was returning poor answers and also competition apps were not providing better results. We were considering that www was becoming intelectually poor and boring.

Anyway, can you provide the source of your text.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gal/users/paeiro/statuses/116391054977402549https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gal/users/paeiro/statuses/116391054977402549Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:35:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:43:16 GMT]]>@ocean If you are still using Google as your main search engine in 2026, maybe you should stop using the internet at all. You are a threat to yourself and humanity.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.defcon42.net/ap/users/115972029593504141/statuses/116384713699774611https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.defcon42.net/ap/users/115972029593504141/statuses/116384713699774611Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:43:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:11:50 GMT]]>@ocean
Plus it de-lists entries that are older than 5-7 years.

You can check that on a(ny) older/continuing forum, i.e. the same server, even the same board/thread. Older entries are de-listed from the search index.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/vampirdaddy/statuses/116382702679995262https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/vampirdaddy/statuses/116382702679995262Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:11:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:14:42 GMT]]>@ocean i hardly use Google anymore. If ever then only udm14

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://det.social/users/virkon42/statuses/116382477983640873https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://det.social/users/virkon42/statuses/116382477983640873Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:14:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:34:22 GMT]]>@ocean @yessie Joke's on them, I pay for a proper search engine now.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://procrastodon.net/users/simon/statuses/116379488228655980https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://procrastodon.net/users/simon/statuses/116379488228655980Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:34:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:16:48 GMT]]>@ocean

From 'don't be evil' to 'let's see just how evil we can be'. Glad I closed my Google account a while ago.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/riggbeck/statuses/116373756859378604https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/riggbeck/statuses/116373756859378604Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:16:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:44:56 GMT]]>@ocean Yes, and it was noticeable. I stopped using Google for that reason. The amount of work that I had to do became tiring; it was noticeable in a day. All the weeding.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sigmoid.social/users/spdrnl/statuses/116373395605001272https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sigmoid.social/users/spdrnl/statuses/116373395605001272Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:44:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:55:47 GMT]]>@ocean no one at google is free from sin

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://snug.moe/notes/akumo2cyfzb7ica5https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://snug.moe/notes/akumo2cyfzb7ica5Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:55:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:30:33 GMT]]>@mjdxp@labyrinth.zone i will note that this is kind of distant extrapolation from the actual court documents that the original author went on social media to flatly deny

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://60228.dev/users/leo/statuses/116372159456681663https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://60228.dev/users/leo/statuses/116372159456681663Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:30:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:27:00 GMT]]>@ocean i've heard people asserting this for years but it's nice to have an actual court document validating what we already believed :]

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fedi.arimelody.space/notes/akud2esqq8hyqp9chttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fedi.arimelody.space/notes/akud2esqq8hyqp9cThu, 09 Apr 2026 01:27:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:26:12 GMT]]>@ocean and now they can more easily force us to engage with the stupid chatbot because it's the only one getting the good results]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://labyrinth.zone/objects/513b021e-6f4f-4dd2-8855-4f0f42988316https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://labyrinth.zone/objects/513b021e-6f4f-4dd2-8855-4f0f42988316Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:26:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Mon, 16 Jun 2025 08:35:14 GMT]]>@adavid @ocean The actual article quoted is here: https://journalrecord.com/2025/02/20/is-google-making-search-worse-to-sell-more-ads/

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/tasket/statuses/114692123180805614https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/tasket/statuses/114692123180805614Mon, 16 Jun 2025 08:35:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Sun, 15 Jun 2025 14:07:12 GMT]]>@ocean have you read this article?

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The Man Who Killed Google Search

Wanna listen to this story instead? Check out this week's Better Offline podcast, "The Man That Destroyed Google Search," available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and anywhere else you get your podcasts. UPDATE: Prabhakar has now been deposed as head of search, read here for more details. This is the story

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Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At (www.wheresyoured.at)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/idoclosecuts/statuses/114687766202025537https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/idoclosecuts/statuses/114687766202025537Sun, 15 Jun 2025 14:07:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Sat, 14 Jun 2025 16:11:20 GMT]]>@ocean
I have a horrible feeling that business schools will be using this as an example of a successful strategy. It's like suggesting aircraft manufacturers ignore safety concerns because every one that falls out of the sky is a business opportunity. Oh.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.wales/users/pthane/statuses/114682592000150717https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.wales/users/pthane/statuses/114682592000150717Sat, 14 Jun 2025 16:11:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Sat, 14 Jun 2025 15:14:35 GMT]]>@virtualbri @ocean how all drug dealers work.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/alper/statuses/114682368865560569https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/alper/statuses/114682368865560569Sat, 14 Jun 2025 15:14:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Sat, 14 Jun 2025 15:05:16 GMT]]>@ocean I have avoided using Google search for years, simply because it turned to shit.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Gladso/statuses/114682332215639971https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Gladso/statuses/114682332215639971Sat, 14 Jun 2025 15:05:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Sat, 14 Jun 2025 14:16:30 GMT]]>@ocean @calisti I hate this timeline 😭 I just want a decent search. I don’t find alternatives (most often relying on Google or bing results) to be all that better. Pls someone capable do something πŸ˜•

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digitalcourage.social/users/farnkraut/statuses/114682140439424316https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digitalcourage.social/users/farnkraut/statuses/114682140439424316Sat, 14 Jun 2025 14:16:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Tue, 27 May 2025 06:20:03 GMT]]>@realestninja @ocean thanksπŸ‘

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/AryaMiller/statuses/114578345365666357https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/AryaMiller/statuses/114578345365666357Tue, 27 May 2025 06:20:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Fri, 23 May 2025 08:50:06 GMT]]>@ocean it backfires because I've since moved to other engines and ai

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://meow.social/users/Chaft/statuses/114556286173412440https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://meow.social/users/Chaft/statuses/114556286173412440Fri, 23 May 2025 08:50:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Mon, 19 May 2025 09:03:15 GMT]]>@ocean I didn't know. I've been using Qwant for years.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tuiter.rocks/users/bufalo1973/statuses/114533688643721536https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tuiter.rocks/users/bufalo1973/statuses/114533688643721536Mon, 19 May 2025 09:03:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Thu, 15 May 2025 21:45:13 GMT]]>I've noticed this, too.

Sometimes, I'm getting Google results that don't even mention my search term.

Your post convinced me to move away from Google, but I still need to find a new search engine.

@ocean

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://troet.cafe/users/hallunke23/statuses/114514035569508635https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://troet.cafe/users/hallunke23/statuses/114514035569508635Thu, 15 May 2025 21:45:13 GMT