mesa@piefed.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoNews outlets in crisis mode as Google-led AI search push crushes website trafficnypost.comexternal-linkmessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1394arrow-down19
arrow-up1385arrow-down1external-linkNews outlets in crisis mode as Google-led AI search push crushes website trafficnypost.commesa@piefed.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-square3abas@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down6·17 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-up10·17 days agoI meant why would people advertise on Google if it won’t convert to clicks anymore?
minus-squareJhex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·17 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?
context?, nuance?, verifying the AI slop?