Post #2448763
2023-01-20 03:44 UTC
@ares@kolektiva.social @mrzaius@hachyderm.io @anildash@me.dm Yeah, there's a bit of 2 + 2 = 5 happening in this story. The stuff about paying Google is weird, but the basic outline is right.
If you're amazon, the problem is being reliant on Google for your traffic. What happens if tomorrow Google decides to house your results?
A lot of online vendors have this problem, but Amazon is big enough to do something about it. Encouraging more users to start their shopping at amazon.com is a win all by itself.
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@masto@masto.masto.com 2023-01-20 13:22
@tob@hachyderm.io @ares@kolektiva.social @mrzaius@hachyderm.io @anildash@me.dm Ironically, I don't remember coming to Amazon via Google until relatively recently, when Amazon's search started to get so bad that I'd fail to find something there, then do a web search and discover that they actually do sell it. Fixing that seems like it would be a better way to ensure people come in through the front door.