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-up1184arrow-down116file-text
arrow-up1168arrow-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-squareSaintWacko@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoYeah, that’s what I suspect is happening here
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.
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.
Yeah, that’s what I suspect is happening here
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.