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Interesting. I guess I've always been specific with my searches to notice those changes. A top 10 search for me usually results in me finding data in that search to help me narrow down what I search next.That’s not the search I would have run, but the results are typical. What is the difference between a $170 Pro Soccer ball, and a $15 training ball? Construction, certification, durability performance, etc. Every company has a different naming scheme for the different levels and they change year to year. Different tech built into different balls. What’s the average price on a certain level of ball and what’s a good deal? And the thing I miss the most is reviews of people actually using the different products. These are all things that I’ve learned from years of researching and buying, I used to be able to find all this info very easily with google—now I can’t.
One of the search results was “Top 10 soccer balls you can buy in 2023”. Sounds like exactly what I want, but it’s just a random list of soccer balls and no actual reason why they’re good—just the brands’ own marketing spewed back at the reader.
I like to research things before I buy them, and these are the kind of results I’m getting across the board. Imagine you need to make a financial decision on a topic you know nothing about. Google search used to yield results that could educate you and help you make a more informed decision. Now they just spew out lists of places to buy said products in order of who paid them the most advertising dollars.
Maybe use better keywords from now on? I don't know.