Comment on Google tests showing full recipes right in search results

• Willie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Really? I always assumed it was about ad revenue by making you view more webpage.

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  • jacksilver@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I think it’s seo and ad revenue, but who dictates the rules for ad revenue? Obviously not just Google, but yeah still pretty much at fault.

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  • Evotech@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Yes, SEO

    search optimizing… And who defines search

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  • sepiroth154@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    They are not mutually exclusive :)

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• jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Does Google care if the content is there but hidden with CSS? I don’t think you need to actually torture the users.

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  • Anticorp@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Hidden text or color matched text has resulted in an SEO penalty since like 2003.

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  • sepiroth154@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    That wouldnt keep users trapped on the site as long. Trapping the users on the site longer makes Google rank it higher.

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