mesa@piefed.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoNews outlets in crisis mode as Google-led AI search push crushes website trafficnypost.comexternal-linkmessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1397arrow-down18
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minus-square3abas@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down6·3 days agoAd supported articles is a dead industry, Google realizes this better than anyone. People don’t go to the source anymore to answer curiosities, why would you read a whole article to answer a simple question when AI gives you the answer directly?
minus-squareAlecSadler@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 days agoI meant why would people advertise on Google if it won’t convert to clicks anymore?
minus-square3abas@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 minutes agoThey won’t, and I’m saying Google knows that their Advertising cash cow is running out of milk.
minus-squareJhex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·3 days ago why would you read a whole article to answer a simple question when AI gives you the answer directly? context?, nuance?, verifying the AI slop?
Ad supported articles is a dead industry, Google realizes this better than anyone. People don’t go to the source anymore to answer curiosities, why would you read a whole article to answer a simple question when AI gives you the answer directly?
I meant why would people advertise on Google if it won’t convert to clicks anymore?
They won’t, and I’m saying Google knows that their Advertising cash cow is running out of milk.
context?, nuance?, verifying the AI slop?