Lee Duna3d ago

Google Search referrals to the web have plummeted, AI links are 'less than 1%' of traffic

https://lemmy.nz/post/35565260

Google Search referrals to the web have plummeted, AI links are 'less than 1%' of traffic - Lemmy NZ

>Data gathered by Chartbeat and shared by Axios reveals that, over the past year, Google Search traffic to publishers across the broader web have fallen drastically, and proportionally more so for smaller websites. Referral traffic from Google apparently fell by 60% for “small publishers,” while “medium publishers” (those with between 10,000-100,000 daily pageviews) saw a drop of 47%. “Large publishers,” meanwhile, saw a 22% drop. That last category would be any site getting over 100,000 daily pageviews. > >It’s not just Google Search either. While Search traffic dropped by 34%, traffic from Google Discover has also fallen by 15% over the past year, the report found.

Show threadHond3d ago
Most of the time i use search engines to get to wikipedia. Now i have to add “wiki” to most of my queries because wikipedia wont even show up on the first page.
Show threadtreadful3d ago
Just add Wikipedia to your search bar
Show threadnymnympseudonym3d ago

Use the DDG bang :

  • Go to https://duchduckgo.com
  • Enter !w <your-search-here>
  • It searches Wikipedia specifically for <your-search>

    • There are bangs for “image search” (!im), “github search” (!gh), “search PubMed” (!pm)

    You cannot live without this

    DuckDuckGo !Bangs

    Search thousands of sites directly from DuckDuckGo.

    DuckDuckGo
    Show threadSlurpingPus2d ago
    Why would I need any of that if I can bang the search bar of my browser instead, and it takes me straight to search on Wikipedia or any other site I want without waiting for DDG to add that site?
    Show threadKomodo Rodeo2d ago
    Relieved to find this response below the others. Why TF would you search for a site i) whose URL you know? ii) waste space on your browser by adding the website as a search bar on your browser’s menu bar? How much time do people anticipate they’ll save by avoiding typing Wikipedia.org into the address field?
    Show threadsome_kind_of_guy2d ago
    Most (if not all) modern browsers support multiple search engines which are configurable and selectable from a dropdown in the omnibar. There’s no need to remember shortcuts or add a dedicated toolbar anymore.
    Show threadSlurpingPus2d ago
    TBF the dropdown usually requires fiddling with the mouse, while keywords for search engines allow sticking with the keyboard. Since I use the sites regularly, it’s no problem for me to remember the keywords.
    Show threadsome_kind_of_guy2d ago

    Yeah, fair enough. If it works, it works, and to each their own.

    The suggestion from the user I replied to, of needing a browser toolbar, did get in my craw a bit. Like what is it 2005? I don’t think I’ve even used one since before Chrome was in beta.

    Show threadSlurpingPus
    Yeah that was weird, idk when that person last looked at their options regarding search.
    Mar 20 at 5:17pmWeb