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Google threatened tech influencers unless they ‘preferred’ the Pixel (www.theverge.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] mipadaitu 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I don't mind them making money, but if they're only pushing products that can make them money, then you can't trust them.

What if the best product is only sold at Target? Forget it cause they'll claim a worse product that's sold on Amazon is #1 cause they get a kickback.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

See, this is the exact process I am trying to describe. I'm sure that made sense in your head, and I'm sure if you think about it for a second you'll realize that Target will very happily set up an affiliate link, just as Amazon does. And, of course, a whole bunch of the SEO listicles are the SEO hooks of bigger traditional review sites, including RTINGS, IGN or whatever. For the sake of argument, punching in "best bluetooth speaker" on DDG returns SEO listicles from Tom's Guide, Wired, RTINGS, the New York Times, CNET and The Verge, in that order.

Which is not to say it's not annoying, affiliate links and SEO have done terrible things to how practical reviews on websites are presented and parceled out. But that's not to say they aren't done honestly or lack validity on the sites that do it right, which are also the more successful ones.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I mind them making money. Getting anything in return for a review is advertising, not reviewing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

So all reviewing should be volunteer work, I guess.