Poisoned Google SERPs

(nozzle.io)

20 points | by armcat a day ago ago

7 comments

  • vgeek 21 hours ago ago

    Is it poisoned or are they simply taking more drastic steps to maximize their earnings per mille given that user behavior for many of their most lucrative terms is likely shifting towards LLM conversations? With less search diversity, there may be higher ad CTRs, plus higher organic search traffic/visibility will typically lead brands to spend more on paid clicks as the free clicks are correlated/subsidize the paid spend.

  • 1vuio0pswjnm7 19 hours ago ago

    When I search "white label local seo" the first result is

    https://localrank.so/white-label-seo/

    AFAICT this doesn't change, it will be the same next week

    I'm not using Javascript or "AI"

  • warpspin 14 hours ago ago

    Been out of the SEO game for a while, but the industry has always been pretty hysterical and has been seeing broad patterns in what often are only minor fluctuations or tests.

  • ablation 16 hours ago ago

    Claudeslopped site design and information layout makes me dubious of the information conveyed.

  • bigwheels a day ago ago

    Is this the first time Google has engaged in this kind poisoning activity?

  • CodesInChaos 10 hours ago ago

    It's not clear to me if this is actually poisoning, or just some kind of A/B test. Especially since all the "normal" results are SEO slop.

  • hamzaalibasra 19 hours ago ago

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