CataclysmZA@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoPeople really do use Google Search to visit well-known websites instead of typing their names into the address barlemmy.worldimagemessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1186arrow-down116file-text
arrow-up1170arrow-down1imagePeople really do use Google Search to visit well-known websites instead of typing their names into the address barlemmy.worldCataclysmZA@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square54fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebuildbreakrepeat@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoA bunch of people append “site:reddit.com” or just “reddit” to searches to avoid SEO bullshit, which might cause false positives in the trends graph.
minus-squareNeato@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s this. I’ll do search terms and append “reddit” or “youtube” if the current list doesn’t get me what I need. I’ll do “site:” if it’s really fucking stubborn.
minus-squareSaintWacko@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoYeah, that’s what I suspect is happening here
A bunch of people append “site:reddit.com” or just “reddit” to searches to avoid SEO bullshit, which might cause false positives in the trends graph.
It’s this. I’ll do search terms and append “reddit” or “youtube” if the current list doesn’t get me what I need. I’ll do “site:” if it’s really fucking stubborn.
Yeah, that’s what I suspect is happening here