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Search Engine Roundtable: Google: Verifying Your Request To Continue To Search Results. “In early August, Google was testing requiring searchers to sign in to verify they are humans to continue to see search results. Now, Google is testing a similar feature without requiring you to sign in, but instead, Google is asking you to click a ‘Continue’ button after a few seconds, after Google verifies […]

Search Engine Roundtable: Google: Verifying Your Request To Continue To Search Results. “In early August, Google was testing requiring searchers to sign in to verify they are humans to continue to see search results. Now, Google is testing a similar feature without requiring you to sign in, but instead, Google is asking you to click a ‘Continue’ button after a few seconds, after Google verifies […]

Search Engine Roundtable: Google: Verifying Your Request To Continue To Search Results. “In early August, Google was testing requiring searchers to sign in to verify they are humans to continue to see search results. Now, Google is testing a similar feature without requiring you to sign in, but instead, Google is asking you to click a ‘Continue’ button after a few seconds, after Google verifies […]

Search Engine Roundtable: Google: Verifying Your Request To Continue To Search Results. “In early August, Google was testing requiring searchers to sign in to verify they are humans to continue to see search results. Now, Google is testing a similar feature without requiring you to sign in, but instead, Google is asking you to click a ‘Continue’ button after a few seconds, after Google verifies […]

Search Engine Roundtable: Google: Verifying Your Request To Continue To Search Results. “In early August, Google was testing requiring searchers to sign in to verify they are humans to continue to see search results. Now, Google is testing a similar feature without requiring you to sign in, but instead, Google is asking you to click a ‘Continue’ button after a few seconds, after Google verifies […]

Search Engine Journal: Facebook Groups Are Google’s No. 2 Forum Source. “A recent analysis by Ahrefs shows that public Facebook Groups are now the second most common site in Google’s Discussions and forums module, after Reddit. Facebook appears in 38.3% of the search results where the module shows up, with all Facebook URLs coming from public Groups.”

Search Engine Journal: Facebook Groups Are Google’s No. 2 Forum Source. “A recent analysis by Ahrefs shows that public Facebook Groups are now the second most common site in Google’s Discussions and forums module, after Reddit. Facebook appears in 38.3% of the search results where the module shows up, with all Facebook URLs coming from public Groups.”

Search Engine Journal: Facebook Groups Are Google’s No. 2 Forum Source. “A recent analysis by Ahrefs shows that public Facebook Groups are now the second most common site in Google’s Discussions and forums module, after Reddit. Facebook appears in 38.3% of the search results where the module shows up, with all Facebook URLs coming from public Groups.”

Search Engine Journal: Facebook Groups Are Google’s No. 2 Forum Source. “A recent analysis by Ahrefs shows that public Facebook Groups are now the second most common site in Google’s Discussions and forums module, after Reddit. Facebook appears in 38.3% of the search results where the module shows up, with all Facebook URLs coming from public Groups.”

Search Engine Journal: Facebook Groups Are Google’s No. 2 Forum Source. “A recent analysis by Ahrefs shows that public Facebook Groups are now the second most common site in Google’s Discussions and forums module, after Reddit. Facebook appears in 38.3% of the search results where the module shows up, with all Facebook URLs coming from public Groups.”

Search Engine Roundtable: Google Blames Website For Race Based AI Overview Response. “Normally, I wouldn’t cover political topics like this, but with Google trying to copyright its search results, including AI Overview responses, I thought it was appropriate. Google responded to complaints about a race-based AI Overview answer, blaming the websites it sourced, rather than taking credit for the […]

Engadget: Reddit’s CEO sure seems frustrated with Google’s AI overviews . “You can add Reddit CEO Steve Huffman to the growing list of publishers, platforms and others who are frustrated with the state of Google search and AI Overviews. ‘People don’t want a summary of Reddit; they want Reddit,’ he wrote in a letter to shareholders ahead of the company’s second-quarter earnings call.”

Google Hit With $1 Billion Fine By EU Over Search Engine Practices

In a decision likely to intensify trans-Atlantic trade tensions, European Union regulators on Thursday hit Google with a…
#Europe #EU #AntitrustLawsandCompetitionIssues #ComputersandtheInternet #DonaldJ #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #Fines(Penalties) #GoogleInc #RegulationandDeregulationofIndustry #searchengines #trump #UnitedStatesInternationalRelations
https://www.europesays.com/europe/104478/

#TIL that longstanding CC image search engine #PixaBay can now be used to search for other kinds of media, including music;

https://pixabay.com/music/

#CC #CCMusic #SearchEngines #CreativeCommons #search

On Online Reader Expectations

https://thenewleafjournal.com/on-online-reader-expectations/

A report on generic travel list articles led me to consider whether online readers prefer generic articles or have come to expect them due to how they interact with the internet.

I feel like using Ecosia when you don't go to advertisements provided doesn't help the planet much more than, say, Startpage and might even be worse just because Ecosia gives you the ability to chat with OpenAI(Which also is negative for other reasons.). If anyone can help me to work through this, please do, I'll be very thankful!!!
Some things to consider:
Ecosia uses energy provided by 100% renewable energy to show you the search results. Startpage does not to my knowledge.
Ecosia does have more data collection than Startpage which adds to the point of it being worse for the environment in my given scenario.
If any one of the companies are on Mastodon, they could respond, too.
@ecosia and @StartpageSearch !!!
#Ecosia #Startpage #Searchengines #Search_engines

54 Things I Learned in 2024

https://thenewleafjournal.com/54-things-i-learned-in-2024/

I share 54 things I learned in 2024, with links to sources for each thing I learned. End your year by learning what I learned.

- I can't easily find my #friends or even people physically close by. There are some #Twitter-tools and crude #SearchEngines, but those are not as good as #PhoneNumber based "#FindYourFriends", or #geolocated #profiles.
- Much of the photo alt text could be filled by #AI if the user doesn't. #Facebook does that already. There are open source models for that.
- #Photo and #video size inconveniences are abundant. Would be nice if the platform could resize videos automatically.
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