▲ 210 ▼ Google confirms it just laid off around a thousand employees - The Verge (www.theverge.com) submitted 2 years ago by schizoidman@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml 31 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] lud@lemm.ee 42 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] pixelscript@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) Supposedly a deeply unprofitable one. Which is a huge chunk of why no real competition has surfaced. It's one thing to set up a proverbial store with prices so low you choke out the competition. It's another thing to essentially pay your customers to come in, either by literally paying them or by providing a service that they pay below actual cost for. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago Supposedly a deeply unprofitable one. That's probably why it's getting enshittified so quickly. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) And search permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] lud@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Everything is replaceable if people want to. The problem is the inertia it takes to substitute it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] lud@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) So is a good search engine. As much as I love DuckDuckGo and daily drive it the results are much worse than google’s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] lud@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gabu@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Twitch, but that comes with its own problems. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago It's also different as there only a few privileged channels get to keep their content forever. A lot of channels can only keep it for 2 weeks or 2 months based on their status, and a lot of creators upload their content to youtube to keep it for longer permalink fedilink source parent [–] bramblepatchmystery@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) The only benefit I get from google over ecosia or duckduckgo is I can't call a company or view their menu immediately from the search page after looking them up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don’t leave in an English speaking country and sometimes the results are not ideal tbh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BluesF@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hopefully the alternatives catch on to that and improve outside of the English speaking world. Using Brave has been a dream for me, the results are almost always better than Google. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago i personally refrain from brave, because A, those whole crypto shennenigans and what not and second, the browser is chromium based and i use firefox and i haven't bothered to put brave search yet permalink fedilink source parent [–] narp@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago Copilot/Bing Search might put a big dent in that in the future. People will just ask an AI instead of "googling". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pixelscript@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) Supposedly a deeply unprofitable one. Which is a huge chunk of why no real competition has surfaced. It's one thing to set up a proverbial store with prices so low you choke out the competition. It's another thing to essentially pay your customers to come in, either by literally paying them or by providing a service that they pay below actual cost for. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago Supposedly a deeply unprofitable one. That's probably why it's getting enshittified so quickly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago Supposedly a deeply unprofitable one. That's probably why it's getting enshittified so quickly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) And search permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] lud@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Everything is replaceable if people want to. The problem is the inertia it takes to substitute it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] lud@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) So is a good search engine. As much as I love DuckDuckGo and daily drive it the results are much worse than google’s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] lud@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gabu@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Twitch, but that comes with its own problems. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago It's also different as there only a few privileged channels get to keep their content forever. A lot of channels can only keep it for 2 weeks or 2 months based on their status, and a lot of creators upload their content to youtube to keep it for longer permalink fedilink source parent [–] bramblepatchmystery@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) The only benefit I get from google over ecosia or duckduckgo is I can't call a company or view their menu immediately from the search page after looking them up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don’t leave in an English speaking country and sometimes the results are not ideal tbh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BluesF@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hopefully the alternatives catch on to that and improve outside of the English speaking world. Using Brave has been a dream for me, the results are almost always better than Google. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago i personally refrain from brave, because A, those whole crypto shennenigans and what not and second, the browser is chromium based and i use firefox and i haven't bothered to put brave search yet permalink fedilink source parent [–] narp@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago Copilot/Bing Search might put a big dent in that in the future. People will just ask an AI instead of "googling". permalink fedilink source parent
[+] lud@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Everything is replaceable if people want to. The problem is the inertia it takes to substitute it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] lud@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) So is a good search engine. As much as I love DuckDuckGo and daily drive it the results are much worse than google’s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] lud@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gabu@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Twitch, but that comes with its own problems. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago It's also different as there only a few privileged channels get to keep their content forever. A lot of channels can only keep it for 2 weeks or 2 months based on their status, and a lot of creators upload their content to youtube to keep it for longer permalink fedilink source parent [–] bramblepatchmystery@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) The only benefit I get from google over ecosia or duckduckgo is I can't call a company or view their menu immediately from the search page after looking them up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don’t leave in an English speaking country and sometimes the results are not ideal tbh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BluesF@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hopefully the alternatives catch on to that and improve outside of the English speaking world. Using Brave has been a dream for me, the results are almost always better than Google. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago i personally refrain from brave, because A, those whole crypto shennenigans and what not and second, the browser is chromium based and i use firefox and i haven't bothered to put brave search yet permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Everything is replaceable if people want to. The problem is the inertia it takes to substitute it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] lud@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) So is a good search engine. As much as I love DuckDuckGo and daily drive it the results are much worse than google’s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] lud@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gabu@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Twitch, but that comes with its own problems. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago It's also different as there only a few privileged channels get to keep their content forever. A lot of channels can only keep it for 2 weeks or 2 months based on their status, and a lot of creators upload their content to youtube to keep it for longer permalink fedilink source parent [–] bramblepatchmystery@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) The only benefit I get from google over ecosia or duckduckgo is I can't call a company or view their menu immediately from the search page after looking them up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don’t leave in an English speaking country and sometimes the results are not ideal tbh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BluesF@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hopefully the alternatives catch on to that and improve outside of the English speaking world. Using Brave has been a dream for me, the results are almost always better than Google. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago i personally refrain from brave, because A, those whole crypto shennenigans and what not and second, the browser is chromium based and i use firefox and i haven't bothered to put brave search yet permalink fedilink source parent
[+] lud@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) So is a good search engine. As much as I love DuckDuckGo and daily drive it the results are much worse than google’s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] lud@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gabu@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Twitch, but that comes with its own problems. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago It's also different as there only a few privileged channels get to keep their content forever. A lot of channels can only keep it for 2 weeks or 2 months based on their status, and a lot of creators upload their content to youtube to keep it for longer permalink fedilink source parent [–] bramblepatchmystery@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) The only benefit I get from google over ecosia or duckduckgo is I can't call a company or view their menu immediately from the search page after looking them up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don’t leave in an English speaking country and sometimes the results are not ideal tbh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BluesF@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hopefully the alternatives catch on to that and improve outside of the English speaking world. Using Brave has been a dream for me, the results are almost always better than Google. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago i personally refrain from brave, because A, those whole crypto shennenigans and what not and second, the browser is chromium based and i use firefox and i haven't bothered to put brave search yet permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) So is a good search engine. As much as I love DuckDuckGo and daily drive it the results are much worse than google’s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] lud@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gabu@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Twitch, but that comes with its own problems. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago It's also different as there only a few privileged channels get to keep their content forever. A lot of channels can only keep it for 2 weeks or 2 months based on their status, and a lot of creators upload their content to youtube to keep it for longer permalink fedilink source parent [–] bramblepatchmystery@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) The only benefit I get from google over ecosia or duckduckgo is I can't call a company or view their menu immediately from the search page after looking them up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don’t leave in an English speaking country and sometimes the results are not ideal tbh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BluesF@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hopefully the alternatives catch on to that and improve outside of the English speaking world. Using Brave has been a dream for me, the results are almost always better than Google. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago i personally refrain from brave, because A, those whole crypto shennenigans and what not and second, the browser is chromium based and i use firefox and i haven't bothered to put brave search yet permalink fedilink source parent
[+] lud@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gabu@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Twitch, but that comes with its own problems. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago It's also different as there only a few privileged channels get to keep their content forever. A lot of channels can only keep it for 2 weeks or 2 months based on their status, and a lot of creators upload their content to youtube to keep it for longer permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gabu@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Twitch, but that comes with its own problems. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago It's also different as there only a few privileged channels get to keep their content forever. A lot of channels can only keep it for 2 weeks or 2 months based on their status, and a lot of creators upload their content to youtube to keep it for longer permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago It's also different as there only a few privileged channels get to keep their content forever. A lot of channels can only keep it for 2 weeks or 2 months based on their status, and a lot of creators upload their content to youtube to keep it for longer permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bramblepatchmystery@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) The only benefit I get from google over ecosia or duckduckgo is I can't call a company or view their menu immediately from the search page after looking them up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don’t leave in an English speaking country and sometimes the results are not ideal tbh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BluesF@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hopefully the alternatives catch on to that and improve outside of the English speaking world. Using Brave has been a dream for me, the results are almost always better than Google. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago i personally refrain from brave, because A, those whole crypto shennenigans and what not and second, the browser is chromium based and i use firefox and i haven't bothered to put brave search yet permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don’t leave in an English speaking country and sometimes the results are not ideal tbh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BluesF@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hopefully the alternatives catch on to that and improve outside of the English speaking world. Using Brave has been a dream for me, the results are almost always better than Google. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago i personally refrain from brave, because A, those whole crypto shennenigans and what not and second, the browser is chromium based and i use firefox and i haven't bothered to put brave search yet permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BluesF@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hopefully the alternatives catch on to that and improve outside of the English speaking world. Using Brave has been a dream for me, the results are almost always better than Google. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago i personally refrain from brave, because A, those whole crypto shennenigans and what not and second, the browser is chromium based and i use firefox and i haven't bothered to put brave search yet permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago i personally refrain from brave, because A, those whole crypto shennenigans and what not and second, the browser is chromium based and i use firefox and i haven't bothered to put brave search yet permalink fedilink source parent
[–] narp@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago Copilot/Bing Search might put a big dent in that in the future. People will just ask an AI instead of "googling". permalink fedilink source parent