▲ 421 ▼ ‘Reddit can survive without search’: company reportedly threatens to block Google (www.theverge.com) submitted 2 years ago by Satelllliiiiiiiteeee@kbin.social to c/reddit@lemmy.world 107 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Nerd02@lemmy.basedcount.com 38 points 2 years ago (1 child) No it cannot lmao. It's hilarious they think otherwise. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (4 children) They had a working search? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] mrbubblesort@kbin.social 34 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sure they did. You went to google and added site:reddit.com to your text permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Inurl:reddit.com/r/subreddit This let you search only within a specific subreddit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thrawn@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago I think site:reddit.com/r/sub works identically, it’s what I’ve always done permalink fedilink source parent [–] Sabata11792@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago Yes, it was Google. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nerd02@lemmy.basedcount.com 9 points 2 years ago (3 children) Have you ever used Reddit's search? If yes, did you really have a positive experience with it? Personally I found it quite terrible, UX wise in particular. Many people online seem to agree. If you're looking for something on Reddit it's actually easier to Google and restrict the site to reddit.com permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago I have on several occasions copy-pasted a recent post's exact title into reddit's internal search and received a mountain of irrelevant results that categorically failed to contain what I'd specified verbatim. I'm pretty sure the fucking thing is just hooked up to random number generator. It's hilariously useless. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kraiden@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago Used it? Yes. Successfully used it? Not even once. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CrypticFawn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) ? If yes, did you really have a positive experience with it? Yes. I've only ever used it (never google) for over a decade. No idea why others had such a bad time with it. I didn't even know people would use Google to search through Reddit till a few months ago. I thought everyone just used Reddits own search bar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bluskale@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago I’ve used it on occasion…. IMO it’s not bad at finding you something related to your query, but it pales in comparison to google for finding something specific. permalink fedilink source parent [–] paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago About as good as Nextdoor's. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (4 children) They had a working search? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] mrbubblesort@kbin.social 34 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sure they did. You went to google and added site:reddit.com to your text permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Inurl:reddit.com/r/subreddit This let you search only within a specific subreddit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thrawn@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago I think site:reddit.com/r/sub works identically, it’s what I’ve always done permalink fedilink source parent [–] Sabata11792@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago Yes, it was Google. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nerd02@lemmy.basedcount.com 9 points 2 years ago (3 children) Have you ever used Reddit's search? If yes, did you really have a positive experience with it? Personally I found it quite terrible, UX wise in particular. Many people online seem to agree. If you're looking for something on Reddit it's actually easier to Google and restrict the site to reddit.com permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago I have on several occasions copy-pasted a recent post's exact title into reddit's internal search and received a mountain of irrelevant results that categorically failed to contain what I'd specified verbatim. I'm pretty sure the fucking thing is just hooked up to random number generator. It's hilariously useless. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kraiden@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago Used it? Yes. Successfully used it? Not even once. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CrypticFawn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) ? If yes, did you really have a positive experience with it? Yes. I've only ever used it (never google) for over a decade. No idea why others had such a bad time with it. I didn't even know people would use Google to search through Reddit till a few months ago. I thought everyone just used Reddits own search bar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bluskale@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago I’ve used it on occasion…. IMO it’s not bad at finding you something related to your query, but it pales in comparison to google for finding something specific. permalink fedilink source parent [–] paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago About as good as Nextdoor's. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mrbubblesort@kbin.social 34 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sure they did. You went to google and added site:reddit.com to your text permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Inurl:reddit.com/r/subreddit This let you search only within a specific subreddit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thrawn@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago I think site:reddit.com/r/sub works identically, it’s what I’ve always done permalink fedilink source parent
[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Inurl:reddit.com/r/subreddit This let you search only within a specific subreddit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thrawn@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago I think site:reddit.com/r/sub works identically, it’s what I’ve always done permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thrawn@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago I think site:reddit.com/r/sub works identically, it’s what I’ve always done permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sabata11792@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago Yes, it was Google. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nerd02@lemmy.basedcount.com 9 points 2 years ago (3 children) Have you ever used Reddit's search? If yes, did you really have a positive experience with it? Personally I found it quite terrible, UX wise in particular. Many people online seem to agree. If you're looking for something on Reddit it's actually easier to Google and restrict the site to reddit.com permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago I have on several occasions copy-pasted a recent post's exact title into reddit's internal search and received a mountain of irrelevant results that categorically failed to contain what I'd specified verbatim. I'm pretty sure the fucking thing is just hooked up to random number generator. It's hilariously useless. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kraiden@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago Used it? Yes. Successfully used it? Not even once. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CrypticFawn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) ? If yes, did you really have a positive experience with it? Yes. I've only ever used it (never google) for over a decade. No idea why others had such a bad time with it. I didn't even know people would use Google to search through Reddit till a few months ago. I thought everyone just used Reddits own search bar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bluskale@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago I’ve used it on occasion…. IMO it’s not bad at finding you something related to your query, but it pales in comparison to google for finding something specific. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago I have on several occasions copy-pasted a recent post's exact title into reddit's internal search and received a mountain of irrelevant results that categorically failed to contain what I'd specified verbatim. I'm pretty sure the fucking thing is just hooked up to random number generator. It's hilariously useless. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kraiden@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago Used it? Yes. Successfully used it? Not even once. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CrypticFawn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) ? If yes, did you really have a positive experience with it? Yes. I've only ever used it (never google) for over a decade. No idea why others had such a bad time with it. I didn't even know people would use Google to search through Reddit till a few months ago. I thought everyone just used Reddits own search bar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bluskale@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago I’ve used it on occasion…. IMO it’s not bad at finding you something related to your query, but it pales in comparison to google for finding something specific. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bluskale@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago I’ve used it on occasion…. IMO it’s not bad at finding you something related to your query, but it pales in comparison to google for finding something specific. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago About as good as Nextdoor's. permalink fedilink source parent