Beware of the Google AI salesman and its cronies.

https://housefresh.com/beware-of-the-google-ai-salesman/

"Exposing the overly salesy AI Overviews that will push you to buy bad products and exploring the system making it possible."

This is a long article with copious research and details. Well worth a look.

I've never come across #HouseFresh before. It states it is: "...an independent website about air quality."

#ai #google #SearchEngine #browser #DuckDuchGo #enshitification

How #Google is killing independent sites like ours - #HouseFresh
https://housefresh.com/david-vs-digital-goliaths/

#enshittification

https://housefresh.com/david-vs-digital-goliaths

I've been frustrated recently whenever I search for "best [product]," and now I'm starting to see why.

#SEO #productreviews #Google #housefresh #dotdashmeredith #eeat

Private equity firms buy up established brands, spew out comtent (sometimes AI-generated noise), flood forums, and game Google to destroy independent research: https://housefresh.com/david-vs-digital-goliaths/

#housefresh #reddit #popularscience #popsci #comtent #giselenavarro #dannyashton #redventures #dotdashmeredith #popsci #rollingstone #rs #buzzfeed #realsimple #google