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DataDonkey commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

Amazon is suing Perplexity to stop their Comet browser from automating shopping. Perplexity, Google, etc. won't waste time programming their dumb AI to shop at small independent stores. At it's core AI is just an excuse these big tech companies are using to steal IP, traffic and sales so they can achieve total control over citizens. The dicktator President Orange doesn't care, because he's of the same mindset, which is why he probably told his DOJ to not appeal Judge Meatheads sorry ass remedies. Whether it's content we produced, or the items we sell, I believe they all want to host it on their platforms so they can do as they wish and charge whatever they want. Amazon sues Perplexity over 'agentic' shopping tool - <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/perplexity-receives-legal-threat-amazon-over-agentic-ai-shopping-tool-2025-11-04/">https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/perplexity-receives-legal-threat-amazon-over-agentic-ai-shopping-tool-2025-11-04/</a>

Comment ID #6793974343 11/08/2025 01:29 pm

DataDonkey commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

<blockquote>but remember 50% of devices are managed by Apple, Google don't own all devices.</blockquote>Apple nears deal to pay Google $1B annually to power new Siri, report says - <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/05/apple-nears-deal-to-pay-google-1b-annually-to-power-new-siri-report-says/">https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/05/apple-nears-deal-to-pay-google-1b-annually-to-power-new-siri-report-says/</a> In some cases big techies will work together to exterminate small businesses so they can divide those revenues among themselves. The concept of Google controlling the pricing of products and some services is one way they can harvest more money from the economy. Instead of advertisers paying for clicks, which already have a poor ROI, Google can control the final price. Like Amazon awards the buy box to those with the lowest price, Google can do the same with those products that make them the most money. Sellers agree on a sale price and Google takes 100% of everything above it. Of course Google would still charge sellers a referral fee like others do because that will make them some money as well. It's a deep subject for sure, but complete control of information and how/where consumers spend their money at is Google's goal.

Comment ID #6793971707 11/08/2025 01:25 pm

Jeff Sullivan commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

AI will be one gigantic universal superstore x100,000,000. They will be the world's biggest affiliate. They have already signed agreements with shopify, i think Etsy, and many others to sell their shyt within the ai. Anything you desire, you can buy it right there.

Comment ID #6793970368 11/08/2025 01:22 pm

Sam commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

The accidental click trend will only have a limited shelf life, that is why googles quarter was 100 billion built on click mistakes - people will learn and just close it

Comment ID #6793933875 11/08/2025 12:22 pm

Sam commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

I think they are done, it's in all the big tech interests for them to go away and be sold to Microsoft

Comment ID #6793933535 11/08/2025 12:21 pm

John A. User commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

Yup, you reminded me about him. He's bet against Nvidia and Palantir. It's actually hit the markets, with both of them seeing share price falls. He is betting more against Palantir than Nvidia. There are no details on how long the bet is for, just that Palantir (912 Million) is more in his targets than NVidia (187 Million). I guess as ChatGPT is not floated on the markets, it can't shorted them otherwise Mike would've. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/04/karp-big-short-burry-palantir-nvidia.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/04/karp-big-short-burry-palantir-nvidia.html</a>

Comment ID #6793904026 11/08/2025 11:29 am

Sam commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

Micheal Burry the main who called the 2008 crash just bet 1 billion bet against the AI stock market boom

Comment ID #6793887650 11/08/2025 11:02 am

John A. User commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

Anyone explain to me how this company is still afloat... <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/15/openais_chatgpt_popular_few_pay/">https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/15/openais_chatgpt_popular_few_pay/</a> <blockquote>OpenAI is losing about three times more money than it's earning, and 95 percent of those using ChatGPT, which generates roughly 70 percent of the company's recurring revenue, aren't paying a dime to help stem the losses.</blockquote>What planet is Sam on if he thinks investors are going to buy into the fact the company is worth $1 Trillion and buy shares. For them to make money, they need to grow and I think Mehta has put paid to that for the moment. Also, Michael Burry, the man who did the Big Short against the housing market, has bet against nVidia and Palantir. ChatGPT isn't on his hit list because they've been floated yet. If he could, I guess he would short them.

Comment ID #6793876288 11/08/2025 10:45 am

Sam commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

Goodness yes, I never thought of that. If Google wants to "own" the internet then they can own the product stream and force companies to sell on Google. I think it is a very dangerous thing for the world, but remember 50% of devices are managed by Apple, Google don't own all devices. It appears they can do whatever they want now without any legal or moral recuperation (if that's the right word) What I am interested in is how can they fall is that only Google regulation. Also, what about people, it is already an ad engine so can can one assume people will be happy using it to search for what, ads? I don't think that will work.

Comment ID #6793867850 11/08/2025 10:26 am

John A. User commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

Barry did cover this recently on Accidental clicks <a href="https://www.seroundtable.com/googles-ad-layout-accidentally-clicks-40360.html">https://www.seroundtable.com/googles-ad-layout-accidentally-clicks-40360.html</a>

Comment ID #6793854446 11/08/2025 10:06 am

googleisjoke commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

yesterday I somehow overcame long term plateau https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c996bcd045957cc2e022a762da63f7bdc5037cd569299e54745988b8e3e746e7.png

Comment ID #6793852740 11/08/2025 10:01 am

DataDonkey commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

<blockquote>there will be no advertising market because people won't buy the products as they won't have any money.</blockquote>Try to think long term without current economic models in place. To get in that state of mind, I recommend watching the movie Idiocracy. Advertisers pay to be seen to influence what and where people buy. But Google only gets a small cut (click or CPM) under this revenue model. Now imagine Google dumps advertisers completely and just launches their own marketplace with their own pricing. Users place orders on Google and Google's shit AI inputs the shipping info into our sites with Google making the payment - making Google a massive drop shipper. Google could earn much more this way and other marketplaces would be encouraged to do something similar to expand their profit margins beyond limited 5-15% referral fees. Of course this would kill independent stores who would then be forced to enroll in some shitty program, with even shittier terms, that Google forces on them if they want to sell goods. There are many ways this could play out, and the track it's on now is the later part of what I wrote (killing independent stores). I think Google posting for this job is to create different models which will lay the foundation to determine the most profitable path Google can take. Google posting for this job also shows their own shit AI is incapable of creating potential scenarios/models that can be trusted.

Comment ID #6793850987 11/08/2025 09:59 am

Sensei commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

After the "Senior GAI Economist" gives their report, these are the next guys Google hires for their next round of mass layoffs. <a href="https://youtu.be/9ZUw8LYOQ-g?si=_ZY2bhPIP9QYy2ym">https://youtu.be/9ZUw8LYOQ-g?si=_ZY2bhPIP9QYy2ym</a>

Comment ID #6793838278 11/08/2025 09:28 am

Sam commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

Has anyone seen this that the sponsored results look like natural results how is this allowed? https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c4f5fae3f814c8447e5867b8432415a2a0ddcbf609ae5a839cd623fbb0f32afd.png

Comment ID #6793821237 11/08/2025 08:50 am

Sam commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

Squeezing more money somehow, google will just be an engine of AI and a load of ads without even giving the user websites. They seem to be able to get away with this due to the american government. RIP the world-wide web. The gateway to the internet just seems to now just be a ad engine. AI bubble is being held up by the government so it won't pop. Be interesting to see what happens this holiday quarter. Peoples behaviour is already changing they are now not clicking. So, they won't click on ads, I can see a massive focus on advertisers pulling ad budgets after the worse christmas quarter ever. All those review websites with affiliate links are now no-where to be found.

Comment ID #6793819086 11/08/2025 08:43 am

Sam commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

You don't need an economist to tell you there will be no advertising market because people won't buy the products as they won't have any money. No clicks on ads because people like my daughter (15) now don't click they just go on AI mode. They are changing behavior to a no click internet, no advertising way of tracking, that will ruin their ad driven google business. Good luck with that.

Comment ID #6793817138 11/08/2025 08:37 am

Hunar commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

Yeah the last few days have been brutal, traffic is down about 40% from where it was last week and the same as someone else said. It started about three days ago. Rankings are the same though. Google definitely doing something.

Comment ID #6793795013 11/08/2025 07:55 am

DataDonkey commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

Didn't see Barry report it, but the Google Crime Syndicate is taking their next step to see how they can drive the world into poverty. Google is hiring an economist to understand how advanced AI could affect our wallets - <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/google-hiring-economist-understand-advanced-135446627.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall">https://finance.yahoo.com/news/google-hiring-economist-understand-advanced-135446627.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall</a> <blockquote>The company has been advertising for a "Senior AI Economist" in recent weeks to explore what economics would look like in a world with artificial general intelligence — a term for when machine intelligence can match humans in solving tasks. "You will lead a new area of research, exploring post-AGI economics, the future of scarcity, and the distribution of power and resources in a world fundamentally reshaped by advanced AI," reads a job posting for the role, which requires a strong background in economics. One of the job's responsibilities is to build economic simulations and models "to explore post-AGI scenarios."</blockquote>

Comment ID #6793793093 11/08/2025 07:51 am

Sam commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

I see I am 15% down yesterday, it is getting insane I have checked my server has something happened this week? SEMrush is saying my rankings stayed the same

Comment ID #6793757535 11/08/2025 06:19 am

racefan01 commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

Things have been really bad lately, but the last three days have been truly incredible. Google traffic is dead. There are no visitors from search or Discover. And it doesn't matter how many articles you've written in a day. 1 or 20.

Comment ID #6793717578 11/08/2025 04:18 am

Rowan commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

At this stage, Google Search will become like "classified ads" in newspapers. Readers will need a magnifying glass just to browse them one by one, while ads and paid ones stand out the most. Only a handful of people will answer your classified ad.

Comment ID #6793620017 11/07/2025 08:10 pm

DataDonkey commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

I wouldn't be surprised if Google dropped another deuce in the serps by adding some more crap boxes to go along with the People Also Piss box. These people in Google get paid way too much to devise ways to grind out useless serp shit to shove down users throats.

Comment ID #6793584590 11/07/2025 06:01 pm

PMB Brent commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

Aside from the fact that I'm down 90%+ since September 2023, Google traffic has been further sliding downward since the beginning of October. And now is the time when traffic should be increasing because of the holiday season. 🙄 Nothing I do to keep my content updated or add new quality content makes any difference. You're either blessed by the algorithm, or you're not. Why hasn't there been a core update since June? The next one better be a good one that actually does something positive for my site. If it weren't for Bing and the other search engines, my business would be completely dead.

Comment ID #6793567673 11/07/2025 05:12 pm

googleisjoke commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

yes its my site, we add new content constantly, I'm curious if it will break through after this little boost or if it's just some anomaly after i migrated domain back to .com and yet it's not enough for main MV ads :)

Comment ID #6793501657 11/07/2025 02:31 pm

John A. User commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

I thought they already had.

Comment ID #6793481312 11/07/2025 01:47 pm

John A. User commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

What's the context, is this a site of yours? I thought you sold them? I wished I had those numbers :D

Comment ID #6793481255 11/07/2025 01:47 pm

Sensei commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

He should be tossed in a wood chipper and mixed with manure to finally become useful for something.

Comment ID #6793434052 11/07/2025 12:05 pm

googleisjoke commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/55715006cc24756068e9746e7c82ecc8deaafae1bac19654043ef98499d257b7.png

Comment ID #6793431379 11/07/2025 11:59 am

Golden Phoenix commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

Google to drop support for websites completely soon. lol

Comment ID #6793373026 11/07/2025 09:55 am

Sam commented on Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features

I also forgot the main sponsored links they need to go too, conflict of interest, they can literally serve as many ads on as many queries without the advertiser having control

Comment ID #6793319671 11/07/2025 07:20 am

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