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A web search tip to avoid AI generated SEO junk (lemmy.world)
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[-] The_Tired_Horizon@lemmy.world 33 points 3 months ago

Just done 4 searches and got the exact same results regardless of "before:2023"

[-] FilterItOut@thelemmy.club 26 points 3 months ago

It's because these are two idiots trying to sound smart. I have used pre-2015 searches, because sometime between 2009-2016 is when SEO in general started being used. The AI generation just kicked it into high gear. Stuff before 2015 at least appears to offer information that isn't just reworded lists of advertisements.

[-] The_Tired_Horizon@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

..interesting...

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

Yeah, tried it when this first got mentioned. Doesn’t do squat.

[-] The_Tired_Horizon@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

I imagine google have changed the settings.

I also note Duckduck doesnt give great results these days either.

[-] CaptKoala@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 months ago

I find DDG still provides more reliably useful results than google, but not by much.

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