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The Verge published this spam article about the "best printers of 2024" to demonstrate how terrible Google's search results are. It now appears as the top non-sponsored post if you search "best printer" on Google.

I love a good, informative troll.

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[–] [email protected] 423 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (44 children)

In my recent experience, it recommends shitty blogs loaded with adverts and keywords. Most annoyingly, it always recommends Fandom’s Wiki above better alternative wiki sites. My DuckDuckGo experience has surprisingly been more useful.

That aside, my Brother laser printer is still working great. No complaints.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

What are better alternatives to fandom? I see the incumbents name get repeated more often than the alternative unfortunately.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

wiki.gg is where most of the wikis have transferred to, terraria for example

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago

The problem is that fandom tends to vacuum up and supersede the smaller wikis, and the SEO bullshit just makes it happen even faster. The answer to your question unfortunately is "it depends on the game/show/fandom".

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