Chris Trottier"We can't do anything about Google's indexing about the Fediverse, so we're giving them a pass."
No, you can do something about Google: build better Fediverse search.
By the way, the window of opportunity to build better Fediverse search than Google is closing every day.
Each day that Fediverse search is not built is another day Google extends its monopoly into the Fediverse.
What good is de-centralization if centralization occurs via search?
It's all fun and games until Google monetizes Fediverse search results.
Jim Breeds@atomicpoet
That's the whole point of a search engine, isn't it? To show us stuff we're interested in for the price of an advert?
That's the whole point of a search engine, isn't it? To show us stuff we're interested in for the price of an advert?
@jimbreeds No, that's not the point of a search engine.
@atomicpoet
Well, that's why I use search engines.
Building a "better fediverse search" implies that the user is already in the fediverse, though, doesn't it? Surely we want search engines to bring people here for stuff they are interested in, and then they may stay?
Well, that's why I use search engines.
Building a "better fediverse search" implies that the user is already in the fediverse, though, doesn't it? Surely we want search engines to bring people here for stuff they are interested in, and then they may stay?
@jimbreeds That's one motivation.