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by lelandfe 1611 days ago
"Gaming their algorithm" sounds like a fancy way of saying SEO. If Google can produce for me a more accurate (or concise) title, it should only help me find what I'm looking for.

Forcing folks to trudge through inaccurate titles – or hoping people know the tells of a "spammy site" title – does not seem a better alternative.
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addingnumbers 1611 days ago
> "Gaming their algorithm" sounds like a fancy way of saying SEO

It's quite the opposite, "Search Engine Optimization" is the fancy euphemism for gaming the algorithm.

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withinboredom 1611 days ago
My favorite is when the title sounds like what you’re looking for only to discover it’s a page full of ads and keywords. The original title doesn’t even match.

That causes me to lose faith in google not a better experience.

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lelandfe 1611 days ago
If that actually happens, I'm surprised the article doesn't cover it. I've never experienced that.
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withinboredom 1611 days ago
I’ve found it most on the 2nd or 3rd page when googling specific but not common error messages.
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