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[–] Dark_Blade 89 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That could just be Google’s algorithm predicting what you would most likely search for.

[–] marcus 34 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah I tried in incognito mode and lemmy didn’t even show up on the list

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yeah, it’s most likely caused by Google profiling OP and showing what it thinks OP wants to see.

Out of interest, I just entered “Reddit vs” into DuckDuckGo (which is a search engine that doesn’t profile its users, and it gets most of its search results from Bing). I got the following search suggestions:

  • reddit vs quora
  • reddit vs twitter
  • reddit vs discord
  • reddit vs anime
  • reddit vs facebook

I can’t believe that anime made the list but Lemmy didn’t lol

[–] andybug 2 points 2 years ago

I just tried it in incognito and got the same result as OP.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago

Have you done that search on a privacy respecting browser? Because that search is probably profiled from your data.

[–] dimlo 7 points 2 years ago

Because you have been on Lemmy so they guess you like Lemmy

[–] Pickle_Jr 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ah yes. My favorite socializing platform, quara. 😎

[–] Anders429 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Who even uses Quora? The interface is such garbage, I can't even tell what's sponsored content and what's not. Sometimes you'll start reading an answer and then realize it's for a different question than the one the page is about.

[–] Itshaysus 6 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Honestly, can we get other content than Lemmy vs Apollo? I’m here for about 2 days and it’s mostly all just content shit talking about Reddit…

[–] OptimalAutomation 8 points 2 years ago

That should come in time. Reddit is the main reason many are coming to Lemmy in the first place so that’s what most of the discussions revolve around. As people start to settle in we should see some growth in communities.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Be the change you wanna see?

[–] expatriado 6 points 2 years ago

I'm not shitting on Reddit, I'm just wondering where those looking to migrate are heading, this is a thread about a situation directly impacting Lemmy, and the question I am trying to solve is if those looking for new home will consolidate or will be diluted among many alternatives. A post-Reddit thread if you will.

[–] simo 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Nice. They really need to fix the Windows PC browsing experience though, the auto filling new posts that pop up and push shit down is gonna really grind any new people's gears. It's almost unusable on a browser right now.

[–] daniskarma 2 points 2 years ago

I think it was solved in 0.18.

As soon as all instances manage to make a successful update the problem should be gone.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Already fixed, just hasn’t been implemented.

[–] Ghostalmedia 4 points 2 years ago

I too replaced Reddit with anime.

[–] razorshine 4 points 2 years ago

Surprised quora is second!

[–] chanunnaki 4 points 2 years ago

Lemmy is the BEE'S KNEES!!! Once you have all your communities set up... It's SUPERIOR to R

[–] son_named_bort 4 points 2 years ago

I too wish to replace Reddit with Subreddit.

[–] funkyb 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

FYI - the results you see are unique to you. Other people doing the exact same thing can see a different set of results.

[–] corroded 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Do you know what criteria Google uses for the results? For example, If I clear cookies in my browser and I'm not logged in, is it using my geographical area?

I have two ISPs, and my router balances between them. One is satellite, so the IP is in a different state. I have noticed a difference in YouTube suggestions based on which connection is being used, but I haven't seen much difference on Google.

[–] Candelestine 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

You can help keep it bumped up just by googling it yourself. While you're there, if anyone feels like it, we could use a review on SourceForge.net which is currently missing some data on our service.

[–] XaeroDegreaz 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

TIL people still use SourceForge

[–] Candelestine 1 points 2 years ago

If it's there, some people will use it.

[–] XaeroDegreaz 1 points 2 years ago

TIL people still use SourceForge

[–] XaeroDegreaz 1 points 2 years ago

TIL people still use SourceForge

[–] funkyb 2 points 2 years ago

FYI - The results you are seeing are unique to you. Other people may see a different list.

[–] flickertail 1 points 2 years ago

As it should be! I tried out some of the alternatives, but they didn't really have the same feel as Reddit did