You're free to advertise through other means. Search isn't the only way to be seen. Sadly you'd be better off firing your highly paid SEO staff and paying Google directly for better search results. Sorry SEO is dead occupation, I guess?
This has become the canonical group-think response on Slashdot any time a tech company is accused of doing anything wrong. "Vote with your feet and quit complaining."
But there is another way to look at this. Google offers free search. They have achieved monopoly status in the search market by providing free search for many years. On the other side of this process, if you want to be in business, you have to show up on google. When Google stacks a large number of paid ads in front of your company search resul
Cue the ACs with the "Just because they're paying for it doesn't mean they can decide what to do with their own service!!!111!" whining.
While you're at it, why not complain that ABC and CBS won't run YOUR show that you've been writing in the basement the last 20 years. "They get to do this because it's their broadcast network...."
Forced? (Score:1)
You're free to advertise through other means. Search isn't the only way to be seen.
Sadly you'd be better off firing your highly paid SEO staff and paying Google directly for better search results.
Sorry SEO is dead occupation, I guess?
Re: (Score:5, Interesting)
This has become the canonical group-think response on Slashdot any time a tech company is accused of doing anything wrong. "Vote with your feet and quit complaining."
But there is another way to look at this. Google offers free search. They have achieved monopoly status in the search market by providing free search for many years. On the other side of this process, if you want to be in business, you have to show up on google. When Google stacks a large number of paid ads in front of your company search resul
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Re:Forced? (Score:3)
Cue the ACs with the "Just because they're paying for it doesn't mean they can decide what to do with their own service!!!111!" whining.
While you're at it, why not complain that ABC and CBS won't run YOUR show that you've been writing in the basement the last 20 years. "They get to do this because it's their broadcast network...."