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by johnasmith 979 days ago
The article conflated ad selection and search query results.
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kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 979 days ago
Well, why not - Google intends the user to conflate ads with search query results.
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johnasmith 979 days ago
That's a fine argument to make, but the article didn't.
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Rastonbury 979 days ago
Ad impression can be dependent on search query, if they modify query to show ads, they make money they otherwise wouldn't have and worsen results
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LispSporks22 979 days ago
That is their business model
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