How things can change drastically in Google search results...

[catabryna]

Not really posting for help or support, but thought I'd share something I learned last evening. We all know that Google's search results can be manipulated, but I just found a rather extreme example.

I use Google.ca sometimes because it seems to get cleaner more accurate search results. In the past, when I typed in Canadian Radio Stations, the first result returned was for the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. The last time I typed in this query was probably about two weeks ago. Last night, I typed it in so I could go to listen to some advertisement-free classical music, and the CBC's website was no where to be found. It had been pushed out by all sorts of things, like "godlikeproductions", etc.

Fortunately, I remembered the original URL, because trying to find it in Google would have been pointless. This is what Google has become.

How sad that such a good thing could turn in to such a mess.

[canetoad]

1. These days I find Google

is just a shortcut to Wikipedia!

[catabryna]

2. So true...

I avoid Wikipedia. I'm one of those people who would prefer to search out the information myself which makes the loss what used to be exceptional Google results even more disappointing.

[trud]

3. Bing

I didn't like Bing when it first went online, but it's now my default browser. CBC is within the first result there for your query.

[catabryna]

4. I might give it a try again...

I just recall Bing's search results as being very retail oriented and not generally helpful for researching obscure things. But, it's been a while.

eta for typo. Hadn't had that second cup of coffee.