They kept the front-zero-ads thing over the years, but once you click through a search, it’s a thousand times worse than the popups ever were. The first search page is a huge AI spash screen and the rest is sponsored placement mixed with random crap results to ensure you scroll all the way down looking for what you won’t ever really find.
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Madrigal@lemmy.world 2 days ago
In the early days, the days of “don’t be evil”, Google’s PageRank algorithm was miles ahead of their competitors’ methods. Combined with a clean interface and unobtrusive text-only ads, clearly separated from search results, the site was a real pleasure to use.
remotelove@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 2 days ago
This. And lightspeed.
garbagebagel@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
I remember what you mean but Jeeves was lk delightful to see as well, he just looked so pleasant and helpful