What Google Search Is Like Now

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[@TheBonsaiZone]

I was searching for the best computer monitor in 2022 and a Ryan George video comes up.

[@wesleyoldham4222]

I was searching for the best computer monitor in 2022 and a guy in a werewolf mask cut me off in traffic. He's a bad driver, I decided. EDIT: A few people have replied to my comment, so I'll clarify. Yes, I was using Google to search while driving. I figured it would be harder for Google to track my location if I'm always driving over the speed limit. I did scoff at the guy. When I realized he looked like a werewolf, I assumed he must be from London. It gave me closure and allowed me to look down on him because he was not from the same geographical location as me.

[@karenbenton1503]

Just goes to show how correct this is

[@filmnobelpreis]

Must ave some pretty good SEO going.

[@nirmalasokan1687]

Ryan George videos are tight!

[@onur6145]

Hah 🤫

[@army103]

I remember being in school for marketing around 2004, and in one class we discussed how an up-and-coming search engine called Google just might give the industry giant Yahoo a run for its money. People really liked how simple and streamlined Google was, whereas Yahoo was getting cluttered with ads and irrelevant search results.

[@galloping-bison]

I’m still using Yahoo too. Even on Google Chrome browser! 😂

[@mnspstudioful]

Had to be earlier than 2004. The Google engine had over 60 million pages catalogued in 1999 while in their Palo Alto (Altavista) offices. By 2004 they had the beginnings of the Adsense system churning out money. They'd already bought up Blogger. And Yahoo! officially split up with them. Any marketing program only just then getting on the Google train was half a decade behind.

[@DanKaschel]

The craziest thing is that even with the ads, Google is still giving the best results. Every time I try to switch, I always go back.

[@nickjones7737]

@@mnspstudioful if it had to be then define the last year it *could* have been. I remember 2004 Google being an incredibly useful search engine without the trash. It took many more years for the I.P you refer to to take hold in the way it has.

[@army103]

@@mnspstudioful I guess it was out of date, then, since it was 2004. All I can say is Yahoo was still the go-to search engine in the U.S. at that time.

[@gameclips5734]

The worst thing is when google makes it impossible to actually search for what you want because it thinks you MUST mean something else...

[@iambicpentakill971]

I wish that there was a toggle for it to assume that I made no mistakes in typing, and another to assume that I put quotes around the whole thing.

[@zoolkhan]

...i hear ya. "big butt" does not mean rifle buttstocks for fucks sake. (i can say that, i am european)

[@FalconFlurry]

I once had a friend in a different city that was trying to find a place to buy something specific but wasn't sure what stores sold it. I tried to search it in the shopping tab of google search but with changing my location to the location of my friend. Turns out you can't do that because no matter how much you try to change or mask your location Google still knows where you are and they just aren't convinced that you actually want search results from a different city

[@StarWarsomania]

@@FalconFlurry Really? Because Google is regularly convinced I live in all sorts of weird places and I have to tell it “no, I really am trying to check the grocery store hours in *this* city. You know, the one I’ve been in this whole time and asked something about yesterday?” Recently, it’s become convinced I live in rural northern Nevada, for some reason…

[@immortalsofar5314]

Yeah, the searches ignore punctuation so when searching for the documentation for the C++ standard library's "list" object, my search for std::list did _not_produce what I was looking for! Safe search on, people!

[@matt_9112]

I always intentionally skip the ad, even if its the exact site I'm looking for, just to click on it at the top of the actual results. Gotta celebrate the little victories.

[@RheylixWise]

Same ✊️😤

[@missingbobsburgers]

As do I.

[@YellowSpaceMarine]

Haha, I do the same,. Feel so stupid

[@kardnails8729]

Same. I'd rather not give Google that half a cent from my click if I can help it.

[@azrani2023]

100 % same haha. It's a matter of principle.

[@wesleyoldham4222]

I love that the Reddit reviews are true polar opposites. 1st result: Great product, but I don't like that the company proudly displays its child labor. 2nd result: Terrible monitor, but "I like that they provide children with jobs."

[@wesleyoldham4222]

A like from Ryan George? Wow wow wow. Wow. I was hoping you would talk about Google's search prediction failures. eg. I looked for "Did Darth Vader kill Batman" and Google suggested "Did Darth Vader kill Batman's parents"

[@jamcdonald120]

and it absorbes persperation too

[@newtpondskipper]

If Zoolander taught me anything it's that kids hate our unfair child labor laws. They just want to work.

[@dakat5131]

@@wesleyoldham4222 Google's q&a section is often hilarious as well. Who's asking these questions? Well no one, but Google apparently thinks those are the questions that go with random unrelated answers on webpages.

[@obi-wankenobi8446]

Not totally true though :D on Reddit people don't always agree but people genuinely discuss why they do and don't like stuff like a particular monitor. It's the perfect balance so you can read through the threads and get a feel for the realistic pros and cons

[@sethhauser4757]

Weird that his broken computer monitor was making almost exactly the same noise as the broken door from an earlier video! 😂

[@king_halcyon]

That's the sound of every malicious inanimate object in the Ryanverse!

[@Mosamania]

You obviously need to hit it with a hammer and you're golden.

[@Asharra12]

Yep! Also the broken chair. It's the universal broken noise

[@saravis]

I'm honestly surprise he didn't do a google search for 'My monitor is making a yib-bib-bib-bib noise'

[@andyaquitaine4225]

“That’s in the other thing!”

[@TheAngleofMercy]

I'd like to thank Ryan for opening the dialogue with "hey google." It *definitely* didn't activate every piece of electronics I own.

[@dietotaku]

reading your comment out loud did not activate my google assistant, i think google actually got smarter!

[@robbymounce5764]

That’s 5 WHOLE MONTHS that google got SMARTER! lol

[@sadyoshhours2769]

ok Google not hey goog😂

[@JayPPlayz]

no, it started with "yibibibibibib" not "hey google"

[@UltraGalaxyify]

​@@JayPPlayzwhatever you say Google

[@danatello8489]

You forgot to include how the 1st 5-10 results after the ads have one or more of your keywords struck out. And how Google will be like "did you want me to show you ONLY results with ALL of the mere 5 words you typed? Those probably weren't all important right?"

[@ezet]

yup have to search with quotation marks around every string for it to understand I actually mean it

[@etherraichu]

@@ezet And even then there's a good chance the first results won't actually have that keyword in, because google is, for some reason, looking at an older version of the site.

[@sarahberkner]

To be fair, some people use extraneous words. So instead of best computer monitor it would be "Where would I find the best computer monitor?" And you don't really need the first five words.

[@kawaiiflutegrl08]

I love that unexplained vocal noises followed by shit breaking disastrously and Ryan having to turn to the internet for help has turned into a running joke.

[@itsneverlupus5544]

Yip yip yip yip yip

[@richardmahn7589]

He used his broken monitor to read Google results.

[@ickipoo]

Anyone with a car... or a fridge... or a washing machine... or a house knows that noise intimately.

[@skwamaraptor1476]

First time?

[@liberalsockpuppet4772]

I heard, Yib yib yib yib yib, and cracked up laughing. 5 seconds in.

[@captain_sourav_10]

"Humans don't really agree on anything" - Ryan George (2022) I agree that Ryan is amazing

[@Kredige]

I think he's worse than the Waysus 22 monitor though.

[@MarijnvdSterre]

No he isn't! (it had to be done!)

[@SnargGloof]

Well I think that he's awesome

[@ilovefunnyamv2nd]

you are not humans confirmed

[@Chipotleadvisory]

I take completely contradictory stance to OP and any subsequent comments including this comment.

[@nathanwarzecha2943]

This is EXACTLY how I feel when searching for a local restaurant's menu. It's usually line 6 or lower, below all of the UberEats/DoorDash/GitHub/Yelp ads that want to make you think they have a copy of the menu

[@MoonShadeStuff]

Did you meant to say GitHub there? That’s a code hosting platform 😅

[@nathanwarzecha2943]

@@MoonShadeStuff GrubHub, you know what I meant

[@nikitaw1982]

Searched "why does Charlie Murphy look so thin?" After him looking like a heroine junkie in his stand up. First 5 results were dodgy weight lose promotion that just insert what ever name was searched. Then my browser blocks the website after clicking in any of them.

[@databang]

The frustrating bitter reality transformed into a relatable, bite-size comedic consumable. Good job!

[@atlucas1]

I remember the early days of the internet when it was all pop-up ads everywhere such that it made it difficult to tell what was real content and what was just ad cancer. Then we got ad blockers, and the internet had a golden age from about 2005-2015ish when the ad cancer was in remission. And now we're back to ad cancer recurrence. And really the pop up cancer never went away; we just masked it with countermeasures. So maybe it's more like ad AIDS than ad cancer.

[@ClintsReptiles]

Ad Ryan George is the best creator on all of KZbin I've decided. He just hits all of my search criteria for a great creator.

[@Djirifoekrkfkf]

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[@rohanmanchanda5250]

Yeah what's new? He the legendary Ryan George!!! #ToxicFan, if you know what I mean...

[@leilaa.810]

Clint! What are you doing here?? 😍

[@Frankmccluskey]

Oh really

[@IanAlderige]

I thought that was Richard Spencer

[@itsd0nk]

That’s hilarious that he included the “add Reddit to the end of the search” trick, because that is LITERALLY how you get at least within scrolling reach of real and helpful results.

[@Dean.....]

And then you have to audit the reddit poster to make sure it isn't a shill or a bot... But yeah, I too use reddit in my searches because that seems to be the only way to really find actual people that aren't an obvious advertorial.

[@Cameron115]

Or just any sort of forum tho some I cant get my head around the ui

[@Parker307]

This being widely known means that strategies days are numbered

[@Pihsrosnec]

And you can't even do the search from within reddit because reddits search is garbage

[@itsd0nk]

@@Pihsrosnec 100% lol. It’s actually kind of crazy how ineffective it is compared to doing the Google Reddit trick. As others have said, this strategy’s days are likely numbered now that it’s so well known

[@ss_avsmt]

Fun fact : if you actually go on the pages following the first one, the total results are normally less than 500 contrary to what Google says on the first page.

[@auraguard0212]

They trim A LOT. :(

[@AdamFBuchanan]

this isnt even really a comedy skit. its a philosophic essay. its so on point and deep diving. its beautiful

[@The-Rest-of-Us]

Nice touch with the "I did the search in less than 1 second" - had to check and after all those years they actually still give you the time it took right at the top, lol

[@blaxxun75]

Dead Internet Theory, lol

[@OphionTheTitan]

The best part of all that is that it is fake. Google literally just spews out a number. Do yourself a favor and google ... let's say "potato chips".. It'll give you about 558.000.000 results in 0.60 seconds. Now if you scroll ALL the way down, and go to the very last page which should be page 25... It will show that it actually only found 249 results and that it took multiple seconds.

[@Huntracony]

@@OphionTheTitan Yeah, that's interesting. Thing is, Google does index pretty much the entire internet, and half a billion results sounds reasonable. Here's my educated guess for roughly what Google does and where those numbers come from (based on one university course about search engines): - Google already has pre-made lists for pages that contain the words 'potato' and 'chips' or synonyms thereof (though in this case it might only be one list for 'potato chips') - The intersection of those lists (the amount of pages in both lists) is the half a billion number - Google then ranks every one of those pages based on the search query - While ranking, it only keeps track of the number of pages it needs (10 for the first results page, 20 for the second, etc.) - Afterwards it sorts the results and shows them to you This all only takes a little more than half a second on the first results page. You know this is true because, with good internet, Google doesn't take multiple seconds to load. On the 25th results page, however, it has to keep track of a lot more pages and sort a lot more, which is why it takes longer (it also just takes longer to load). Beyond that, Google just refuses. It takes them too long and you probably weren't actually interested in the results at that point anyway. So the numbers come from somewhere, and it's still impressive, but they indeed haven't assembled and ordered all half a billion results for you in less than half a second, because you don't actually need half a billion results.

[@VulturHS]

@@OphionTheTitan It will also note that Google only shows the most relevant results and omitted entries very similar to the ones already displayed, with a link to repeat the search with the omitted results, which will actually be the half million results.

[@OphionTheTitan]

@@VulturHS no, in this instance it will be 493 results if you include the omitted search results

[@geekforeverpixelgamingsurl5007]

I can always feel the salt when Ryan is talking about the internet, and I get why.

[@kaldo_kaldo]

Yeah... I wonder how he makes his money.

[@MyPotatoAim]

@@kaldo_kaldo youre right, it's impossible/forbidden to criticize or provide commentary on things while partaking in said things

[@tweaker1bms]

So salty thought I was at the beach! 😅 🏖️

[@kaldo_kaldo]

@@MyPotatoAim That's not what I was saying actually. I meant that he works online so he's interacting with Google/youtube/the internet a lot more than average

[@ObservingLibertarian]

"that's not what's best for me though is it?" - "Oh GOD NO" - that's the line. That was the line I legitimately laughed out loud. Beautiful. Spot on with good deliver.

[@tomr6955]

y

[@StevieObieYT]

*And then even after you purchase your new computer monitor, you will see recommended computer ads everyday for the next few weeks or months* 💀

[@k-isfor-kristina]

And then the companies sinking thousands into their ad spend wonder why their aren't selling more monitors so they sink MORE money into more ads and then Google comes up with a new section they can charge to advertise in. It's just ads all the way down.

[@critical_always]

In fact that is when you get the good search results. I often struggle to find what I want to know then the next day... Loads of great search results. It doesn't take Google a second. It takes a full day.

[@Mike_Dubayou]

Well yeah, of course. Its bad enough that trillion dollar corporations know what you want to buy. It would be even worse if they know what you actually paid for.

[@ungeschaut]

I love the way Amazon is set up: do you want to add a washing machine to your washing machine? 😂

[@wet0wl]

I find it hilarious how you’re always in this chaotic void whenever talking to software.

[@R.MaxumOff]

↖️👀😰😵Guys, creepy exploring is here, come and take a look 😱😱😱....

[@maxwellquipey1]

I find it hilarious how you you're always in this chaotic void whenever talking to software.

[@Celso.Delgado]

Where are you then when you're talking to software?

[@ic0nic707]

*”HAVE YOU ACQUIRED THE ORB?”*

[@giantmastersword]

He was always in adspace all along

[@rascalcreeper3472]

I love how any household item which is damaged in some way just yells noises.

[@JachAnen]

Wait, does your stuff not go "yip yip yip" when they break and possibly explode like monitors do??

[@Chris_Hood]

"Why was I programmed to feel _PAIN_ ?"

[@Julia-lk8jn]

Well, that seems perfectly realistic to me. People always say stuff like "There's this weird noise" or "my computer/electric drill/dish washer is making funny noises". So, that monitor made a funny noise. Happens all the time.

[@serre]

Oioioioioioi

[@navaritcharoenlarp8342]

You said "Hey, Google. I need a new monitor". My Google Home responded and I believe I'm about to see ads about monitor for the next few months.

[@gandalfstormcrow8439]

"Humans don't really agree about anything." Incredibly profound.

[@iTechSavvyOfficial]

I like how Ryan gives companies and inanimate objects and algorithms unique personalities haha

[@ProfAbyss]

@Don't Read My Profile Photo p.l.e.a.s.e.j.u.m.p.o.f.a.c.l.i.f.f

[@danieldiaz4002]

Yeah but he gives them all the same face 😂

[@ronnietexan]

I don't like how Ryan gives companies and inanimate objects and algorithms unique personalities. Wow, I guess he was right, humans don't agree on anything. LOL!

[@alabamaman1372]

Algorithm reply comment.

[@AndrewHalliwell]

Not to mention the inanimate objects all produces weird vocalizations when on the verge of breaking. E-bebebebebebe

[@ramirogandolfo335]

Ryan, i work in SEO and SEM and never have I been offended so by something I 100% agree with.

[@Jimmygarn]

I had a heated monologue with one of my friends about how much I despise SEO. Turns out he had just started a new exiting career... doing SEO.

[@Bluehoshiflower]

I am in content marketing as well, however, I always stand for providing real value for people in interest. You can call it bs, but I will never give up this attitude

[@404nobrakes]

@@Jimmygarn can't blame him. Most people's "jobs" are just figuring out how to make more money for rich people. We just hope that they give us a small cut.

[@Machtyn]

@@Bluehoshiflower Truth of the matter is, it's effective and we, as consumers, rely on it. Even if we're bothered by it.

[@AK-jt7kh]

The only good thing about SEO is the way Google has been changing their algorithm to penalize ad-riddled websites, keyword stuffing, and other grey hat tactics. At least, in theory. Realistically, they are just making it impossible for people to get revenue without selling their souls to Google.

[@mn-ru4li]

When a youtube comedy skit speaks to me so deeply, I can cry.

[@PenguinLord10]

We need an updated version of this video because somehow, in the span of a mere TWO YEARS, google has gotten even worse.

[@danielrodrigues4903]

Ah I see you've found the "reddit" search technique. I've been doing that a lot recently, works really well sometimes, other times it's just another meandering path that leads nowhere. :')

[@hillbillysamurai]

That's my go to search technique, and I despise reddit

[@randompastahandle]

Also companies probably just put their thing there.

[@catsthemovie4692]

I always do the reddit and Quora thing too, any other recommended popular platforms?

[@MAGAMAN]

@@randompastahandle If I ran a company, I would have at least 1 full time employee who monitored reddit and Quora to give our products glowing reviews and head off any negative information. They would also have about 50 accounts for each platform so it looked like lots of people agree with them. Edit: Or I could just hire one of the companies that do exactly this.

[@Merlincat007]

Yeah Reddit's my go-to as well. I do still have to take info with a grain of salt, check multiple opinions, and cross-reference with other websites.

[@MatthewCSnow]

A+ for Ryan actually pulling up the actual inventor of the pogo stick

[@thematrixlunchhacker]

I was wondering if that was true

[@sigridmflclfmd1662]

Yeah i searched for it to see if it was the actual person

[@GossamerGhoul]

He had to scroll through paid ads for obituaries on the top best inventors of pogo-like sticks, followed by all the inventors whose lives had the best SEO

[@dilanyx1243]

did you look it up?

[@GrizzlyTank]

He's responsible for so many broken legs and sprained ankles, probably.

[@MikeIsCannonFodder]

I love the "broken thing" sound used in these sketches!

[@PoppinPumpkins]

Literally had to buy a new computer a few days ago. Never even bothered looking at the websites. I looked at KZbin videos and reviews lmao. Took a few days mulling over between two computers before choosing my favorite one. I hate the way google sets up websites now! XD This was hilarious!! Almost spat out my coffee from laughing so hard!

[@ernestoosuna4594]

I like how every major online brand has its own personality: KZbin is insecure, Amazon is overtly positive, laid back and untrusworthy; Google is brutally honest and greedy

[@catbatrat1760]

@Bolia Fops Did you just copy and paste half a comment to give someone a completely irrelevant reply? Another question: Are you a bot?

[@onkelpappkov2666]

@@catbatrat1760 I like that you're at least asking the question. To me, the bots are brutally obvious and I find it weird that other people don't see them the same way.

[@gitsurfer27]

If you think Google is brutally honest try searching for something like "pizzagate" and see how all the real results are buried under 2 billion pages of propaganda manipulation. Plus this video outlines in another way just how dishonest they are......honest really isn't the word I'd use.

[@hughcaldwell1034]

Yeah, something I just noticed is that Google and Amazon talk kind of like characters from Catch-22 - especially Google. It bamboozles with honesty. Catch-22 characters tend to have an extreme case of saying the quiet part out loud. Colonel: "Well Poppinjay, as soon as his trial ends, your trial begins! Got that?" Poppinjay: "Yes sir. What will I be charged with?" Colonel: "What the hell difference does that make!?"

[@ylstorage7085]

Unlike P*rnHub's personality, straight to your face, am I right?! it's fine, I will go get 20 cancers and get out the gene pool.

[@evergreen8600]

We need to compile a complete audio file of all the sound effects Ryan is able to create for future production use. I personally love his car sound effects

[@balecalduin1993]

And we'll call that show "All The Sounds I Know How To Make" or "ATSIKHTM" for short

[@legendarystr5774]

And get someone popular like Frederick Noisemaker to host the event

[@rachelvandekerk7690]

It's going to be super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@FlameMage2]

If there was a soundboard where I can just annoy myself to death for about 10 minutes and then never ever check out again that'd be cool.

[@J0ECRAWF15H]

a Ryan George soundboard I could use for stuff legally is something I would pay _tens_ of dollars for...

[@qwadratix]

This sketch 'woke' up the google search on my phone that was siting by the PC and made it search for 'computer monitors'. The machines are taking over.

[@JoArtsDev]

it's absolutely ridiculous how on point this is, from first to very last bit

[@Rain_MG]

I am happy that everyone at google know that when someone is looking for decent answers and discussion they put the name of another website "reddit" in their search because of google's bad decisions

[@NoNameAtAll2]

the only thing stopping from abondoning search engine altogether is reddit's own search being godawful

[@Twinsfan1299]

Which is funny because the only reason that joke works is that people who use reddit know how awful that search function is and that's why they need to turn to google in the first place.

[@J.R.__]

Google went from “don’t be evil” to “we are evil and will spy on you”. Ryan hits the nail on the head here with the money agenda and everything else 😂😂

[@Dudemon-1]

It's telling that they dropped the "don't be evil" so nobody can point out that hypocrisy now.

[@neilkurzman4907]

It’s funny while I’m reading your post KZbin decided I needed to see an ad for the new minions movie.

[@robertbeisert3315]

Anyone who needs a big reminder to not be evil is probably pretty evil, for sure.

[@encycl07pedia-]

G Search is awful. Just use DDG, Ess E Ay ARR Ecks, or B!ng. G keeps deleting my comments mentioning these 3.

[@Chris-rg6nm]

@@Dudemon-1 Well they took that down when the founders left. With any company when the original founders leave that usually means they are now public on the stock market and the share holders drive them.

[@silvertail7131]

I love typing a search for a specific company or service, and have to scroll past all their competitor's ads to hopefully find their site

[@naturalnashuan]

Amazon does that too. If you search for a specific brand it will give you results for other brands.

[@dolphinloser6546]

And then it got worse.

[@user_of_the_name]

The amount of little easter eggs and fun text ryan puts in the fake screenshots is incredible (especially the part where waysus advertises that they use child labor, and the reddit screenshots include people talking about that)

[@justineberlein5916]

Eh, at least they're open about it, unlike Roblox

[@mallorycarpinski1160]

Totally missed that!

[@shmaxo]

Yeah, that's way sus if you ask me

[@--CHARLIE--]

Ikr. I caught it in the reddit threads and went back to see if it was mentioned. Also, that information about the pogo stick was correct aswell. He puts alot of effort into these, that goes mostly unnoticed because its so subtle.

[@oscarwillimott9296]

WaySus are also same people in the Amazon chair video, I realised.

[@raydunakin]

After the video is over put it on pause, then go to back to read the text in each of the "screenshots". They're full of funny little gags.

[@veero25]

child labor for computer monitors is tight!

[@ninjapacman26]

I love how everything reads the way his characters talk. I wish everyone online was actually like that.

[@feathero3]

Thank you for telling me! The text was so well written like an actual search result I didn't even bother to look for jokes, but they are there for sure. I like that the first reddit result mentions the ads proudly displaying child labor, and the seconds reddit result saying the company gives kids jobs. Even on that topic people have differing opinions XD

[@theonlineanimal6009]

Your phone can read your MIND 😮 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqPJnGpvl9hoesk

[@hypernovaD]

thank you random comment guy..

[@sarahberkner]

I have often put "Reddit" at the end of my Google search lately and that is helpful. I've also noticed Google is helpful for telling whether a place is closed, which I've had to search a lot for a database at my job.

[@Moodo76]

I agree to the fullest, Google is just awful these days. Adding the censorship, removing of "hurtful negative reviews" and the inability to affect your own activities on Google is just icing on a shit cake.

[@machieltipo]

I love that everything in this video is factually correct. Even the “5 billion search results in less than a second” thing

[@theweekendbuilder]

As an SEO Specialist I can say this is shockingly accurate and hilarious

[@TheWolfboy180]

Can you, for the sake of all of us, start giving all your biggest clients terrible SEO advice?

[@DrButthugger]

Hey thanks for ruining the internet

[@vdinh143]

@@DrButthugger don't hate the player, hate the game. In fact, change the game.

[@whiskeywolfgang]

Lol fucking same. Sorry everyone else but my only marketable skill is writing, and using SEO is about the only way to get paid to write anymore.

[@justinbremer2281]

SEO was the death of useful web searches

[@nickgreen4731]

You got to admire a comedian who does what is basically an advert in the form of a skit about adverts. Only a real master could pull that off

[@noahpeterson2439]

4:31 "Don't put them on your dog."

[@naturalnashuan]

I actually have an ear hole problem. I bought expensive ear plugs recently and discovered that I and many other people have one tiny ear hole that ear plugs fall out of.

[@Kagrynac]

Glad this is getting brought up more. Early 2000's google was smooth and efficient. It's not even the ads for me! Problem is even if you know exactly what you're looking for and use quotation marks to specify it- you rarely get what you want because of all the predictive algorithms trying to anticipate what you _REALLY_ mean.

[@ZacharyShade]

A "fun" way to pass the time while dealing with insomnia circa 2004 was after everyone else fell asleep to go on Yahoo Answers and google the answers to people's questions and rack up internet points. Song lyrics were an especially easy to rack up points if people knew even one full line. Now whenever I have a song in my head but can't think of what it is, even using quotes the search results are just whatever song is the most popular/record company pays them the most that has lyrics sort of similar to what I'm searching for 100 times in a row. "Showing results instead for", no bitch algorithm, I used quotes for a reason.

[@Bradguy123]

Yeah this is a big pain for me too. I wish there was a "no really, I know what I'm looking for" checkbox but I guess irrelevant results are better for engagement than no results at all.

[@Josiuh]

Wait ..you guys use quotes in your searches? Lmao....I've never in my life thought to do that, and I've never had any issues finding what I'm looking for lol..strange

[@Kagrynac]

@@ZacharyShade Exactly! Instead of finding those words, in that order, on a website, it keeps trying to decode the lyrics into something. I searched for song lyrics, put them in with perfect punctuation and never get results. Yet whenever I finally find the song and search its name: right there in the description will be the lyrics exactly as I typed them. Get your shit together Google, you were better than this.

[@MammaApa]

You can still search this way, but they hid the option a bit. To do a search where "all the words in quotation marks MUST be in results" you do the search as normal, then when the results pop up click Tools on the far right and instead of All results select Verbatim.

[@SuperZeve]

3:42 I do that too, adding Reddit to the end of most searches. Guess it's a more common thing

[@r2Kd0ugernaut]

when you make a satirical video about the internet flooded with garbage that someone paid to ad space for to be on top, and finish it off with garbage someone paid for your ad space to be put on top.

[@V3racious3]

This one is ready for a 2024 rehash with Google trying to fight fire with fire afraid of AI & LLMs.

[@danielmcbride6413]

I love how the deals monitor sale encourages you to buy “laptops and monitors that might not fall apart.” I recently discovered that Ryan modifies images and it makes things so much better.

[@ion_force]

tbh half of the gags in this series are text based.

[@bernat_CustardCream]

And the person that likes the monitor but is complaining that "WaySus proudly uses child labour and advertise that fact for some reason" but the one that doesn't like the monitor says that likes the fact "they provide children with jobs".

[@les907]

Ultimately, I feel Google wants us to get ALL THE WAY off their back about how they help us with questionable ads

[@ObservationaLee]

"Humans don't really agree on anything" Yes we do.

[@NinjaRunningWild]

😂 Grade A case in point!

[@palerider1313]

Watching this comedy sketch activated my Google assistant and it tried to search for computer monitors

[@fallonfireblade4404]

I absolutely love all the ridiculous noises he makes up for when things are having problems

[@Xurreal]

The door noises particularly amused me

[@ivani.valeri2428]

Weebebebebe

[@Argumemnon]

I love that every single thing wrong with Ryan's appartment makes the exact same noise before breaking: chair, door and monitor.

[@cherrycoke106]

Which video is the door in?

[@calebk1841]

@@cherrycoke106 I can attest that there is a video on that but I'm too lazy to search

[@Argumemnon]

@@cherrycoke106 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmnJe4Osjd6ZmZI

[@thomastrusty185]

I don't know why. I don't know how. But Ryan saying 'pogo stick' is f**king hilarious.

[@TheAtomized_Wizard]

I love how in the ryanverse when things are about to break they just go “hi Bi bib ib bib”

[@feha92]

The irony that ryan made this video directly after lastweektonight complained about google's search results xD ...and directly after I just fought with google/the internet to find out what product of a category is the best, despairing at how the internet still haven't solved forcing stores/manufacturers to write proper specs and be clear on included accessories (and extension products for the model).

[@WindsorMason]

NoMagic just did a great video about Google's attempt at shifting the Internet away from cookies and to a more "private" experience for users while still maximizing ad-ability.

[@RGC_animation]

Usually I just search on KZbin for which are the best. Because a video takes much more effort than a simple web-page and it's usually easier to differentiate between videos that wants to sell you stuff and videos that actually want to help you.

[@marvira]

Yo samee. I was shocked it was a coincidence or my youtube recommendation were playing trick on me

[@Tonyhouse1168]

Has John Oliver really been Ryan all this time? The Ryan-verse deepens…..

[@randomuser5237]

That's not irony. The irony is that some show as politically biased as lastweektonight and sponsored by a tech giant like AT&T is talking about bias in google search results. The hypocrisy is real. I'll take Ryan George over shills anyday.

[@toddclawson3619]

This is even funnier to watch because my wife used to work as an editor for a company that specializes in search-engine optimization. The entire company revolved around helping small business write their articles and advertisements in a way to appear higher on google's search results. It is a very profitable enterprise. She learned a lot of interesting miscellaneous stuff while editing said articles. It has kind of reached a point where a lot of companies live or die depending on how soon they appear on a search engine.

[@GabrielOnuris]

My favorite part using Google is when it not only doesn't show what I'm searching for, but ask me anyway if it SHOULD include the terms I typed in the search bar.

[@juangonzalez9848]

Even ignoring the ads, I remember back in 2010 when the predictive guess whilst typing was actually predictive. No longer does google try anything other then to sell you stuff, they’ve forgotten why they used to be the best.

[@Ragor005]

You woke up and said "I'm going to activate all the google home owners thingie I decided" Great sketch btw.

[@dandelionbomb]

True facts. Now all I'm gonna get is monitor ads.

[@amandaleighbump2161]

A year ago, I purchased a manual coffee grinder that popped up on every "best coffee grinder" list I had read while researching. Turns out, that particular grinder is notoriously bad AND you can purchase identical grinders with different branding for cheaper.

[@SuperFlamethrower]

It used to be you could leave a review saying how it's bad. You still can and they won't delete it, but nowadays there's 10k fake ones to drown you out.

[@pennym1056]

I ignore top 10 lists now and go straight to Reddit for real, mostly uncensored opinions. Too many lists are paid to promote the items, and they get revenue from affiliate links. They’re motivated to lie to you about the quality, in other words

[@denmanfite3156]

@@pennym1056 Ignore top 10 lists and don't listen to any shitbag on reddit.

[@HansLemurson]

They have to charge high prices to pay for all of the ads they bought.

[@paulelderson934]

@@pennym1056 going to reddit to _avoid_ the bots and sponsored content? Bold strategy, Cotton.

[@tombstonechess2231]

I tried to explain this to my girlfriend recently. About how I missed when Google actually gave you the info you wanted. I got treated like a geezer shaking his Cane at the new generation. But I swear I'll never be able to explain to any of the new generation what exactly was lost. Just that the corporations won some time after 9/11 and everything got just steadily more and more terrible ever since.

[@lilyhalter8443]

Things just get worse and new generations don’t know any better, only you and others from your time will know the truth

[@user-ym4xy6us5e]

There's a technical term to describe the systematic decline in quality of online services over time: Enshittification.

[@OneofInfinity.]

Spot on, I also remember a time where it did not feel so dumbed down or when they where not conducting social experiments on yt.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Ryan: it sucks when the internet is full of ads because it incentivizes people to recommend products that pay well vs what's actually the best. Also Ryan: Raycon are great earbuds! I'm not even mad. Get your bag baby.

[@bullymaguire6942]

First reply to a verified KZbinr

[@60percentpuredits]

​@@bullymaguire6942 no

[@NormanTiner]

Only two replies! I'll take this as an opportunity to say, please do not buy Raycons. They are terrible. If any product has to be pushed that hard then you know something is wrong. Half the cost of the earbuds goes into paying KZbinrs.

[@rudykraft5526]

@JayLeeBeanz Wait does that mean Raycon is not a good product?

[@rudykraft5526]

@JayLeeBeanz I don’t know what wooosh means in this context.

[@dharampal9893]

"Humans really don't agree on anything" is the most true line in today's world

[@donrol93]

I disagree. Oh wait...

[@gbort1]

@Nine.L I disagree that you agree

[@theinsurance2450]

Today? When have they ever agreed.

[@mutedxlll2439]

when he says "hey Google" my phone would react to it and the search bar would say "so I need a" and it happens every time thx you Google for being there for me

[@BubblegumSoup]

I looked it up, George Bernard Hansburg, who patented the pogo stick, was born in 1887, nice research, so he would indeed be 135 this year 😂

[@Greeninja]

"I'm usually not a huge fan of WaySus in general since they proudly use child labor" "I like that they provide children with jobs" The duality of man 😂😂😂

[@JordanICM]

This is hilarious considering I just went through a painstaking search to find the best portable computer monitor. You really have to do your research, and funnily enough youtube is actually a good place to find people who have researched this stuff and give a less biased answer.

[@Idontwantahandleplease]

Which one did you choose?

[@NostraDavid2]

What's a "portable computer monitor"? Is it small and have a handle? Is it one of those USB monitors? What are we talking about?

[@bernardomotard]

This is un-ironically something I need, want to share your findings?

[@vetreas366]

Was recently looking for reviews on a GPU, found 3 vids using Google, 2 of them said "good GPU, you can use it, definitely good bang for your buck" and the last said "this specific GPU is shit, here are some benchmarks to prove it" and lo and behold it was a previous revision of the exact GPU I wanted. Good thing that KZbin removed likes and dislikes so that I couldn't see that that third video had 400 likes to 1500 dislikes and the comments on it brought up some good points about how the benchmarks were not done properly otherwise I'd have bought that GPU... On an unrelated note, I recommend the "Return KZbin dislikes" extension to fix greedy and dumb corporate decisions made by out of touch executives.

[@jaylewis9876]

KZbin is owned by google and most videos run advertising. But at least those ads tend to be unrelated so the video content isn’t as conflicted

[@tylerpotter3615]

Must stay without a doubt I'm really glad that my friend showed me this channel love the content keep it up

[@fionnbarrcasey5247]

1:15 and yet my first instinct is to ignore the moment I see the captions “Ads” or “Ad” slapped onto results in any google search

[@pyth4177]

I thought to myself I'm such a genius for using the reddit route when I looked at reviews, so after Ryan did so as well in the video I laughed out loud cause I didn't expect he would do that and I felt so dumb cause I realized lots of other people use this as well

[@pepethunder]

Hey there. Got any more room in this boat you got going here?

[@r3dp9]

The trick is to critically analyze posts. One line posts can be ignored, in depth ones are likely more trustworthy. A high end user calling something garbage might mean it's adequate for a budget user, one negative review among hundreds of positive ones is probably a fluke, if two users are arguing over which is best both are probably fine, etc. Of course, to keep things complicated, the exact same product from one year might not be the same quality as the exact same product from another year. Also factor in country of origin, varying manufacturers, quality of subcomponents in given years.... ...At the end of the day, nothing beats a low budget youtuber showing a product on camera. Especially a highly opinionated one that cares more about criticizing brands than marketing them.

[@askingmarlon]

lol same too

[@Submersed24]

I always do that lol. "Best electric razers to buy 2022 reddit" and it's always full of good answers from real people

[@puppy3908]

@@r3dp9 my trick is imagining them all as morons (not hard) and then cross checking it with youtube reviews

[@PsychedelicPenne]

Holy crap you read my freaking mind with the whole “putting ‘reddit’ at the end of my tech-related search query” I do that all the time

[@BleedingUranium]

Yeah, that was perfectly on-point, I do this all the time.

[@jasonwoodring4479]

The descriptions underneath the sites and reviews are underrated

[@philipbohi983]

“AdStronaut Ryan” asking about the size of our ear-holes reminds me of “Public Bathroom designer guy Ryan” who wants space below the door, above the door, between the door and the frame, and a lock that works 10% of the time.😂

[@scifibri2376]

I was just watching John Oliver cover this topic and he's funny but Ryan George is even funnier and gets straight to the point I've decided :-D

[@skarac3224]

samesies

[@aritrobanerjee582]

That was the first thing that popped into my head when i saw this in my feed Though I will say John Oliver is funnier in my taste, but I try not to compare my favorites

[@toadounetlovesyou]

Same! Wonder if he was inspired!

[@ge2719]

jon oliver is a lying manipulative twat though, so either way, you're best not listening to that hack pos.

[@123mbo]

I agree, I’ve decided.

[@bromanned7069]

2:59 the monitor advertises that it’s “made by children” lmao

[@lrajic8281]

You are such a great actor!

[@JGott0001]

It’s funny the first time but frustrating when you come back months later searching for “Google search is full of ads” in frustration.

[@baldytalkinnerdy3462]

Dude is WAY too in-touch with current internet trends. It’s scary accurate.

[@pepethunder]

Wha-Whaddareya-what are you talking about? He is Google, it says so right there on the t-shirt

[@Draelos]

I'd say he's in touch with current comedy and memes, and I love his skits. Hilarious skits are TIGHT! Buuuuuttt, I did just test the accuracy and a few things: 1) The shopping options showed up on the right side of my screen, not hindering the top. 2) The top two Ad sites: Bestreviews and PCMag. Two reputable consumer review companies, one of which specializing in the product's industry. 3) The top two non-Ad sites: Rtings and PCMAG again. One with a reputation for unbiased reviews, and the other an Ad site, making the Ad placement extra helpful and relevant. 4) Not an ad in sight on the Rtings webpage, and only a banner and side scroll for relevant products on PCMag. Maybe pick a different search if going for accuracy? Funny, yes. Accurate, no.

[@witchykittyy]

@@Draelos “um, actually” 🤓

[@Marc-rw3dd]

@@witchykittyy you right but you didn't have to do him like that

[@alexandertiti]

Current trends? Have you been living under a rock for the past decade?

[@Icewind007]

I knew he'd be going the reddit route eventually! Would have been hilarious if he'd mentioned that companies have infiltrated that as well...

[@ninjapacman26]

That's 100% where I thought it was going.

[@ETXAlienRobot201]

that very easily could explain the conflicting results. Watch-out on so-called "reviews", too... there's an alarming amount of positive reviews on products that were incentivized. I discovered that when looking for a compact flash reader. Ultimately ended-up borrowing from a friend and it did what I needed it to do. These weren't exactly replaceable CFs, either. A bad reader frying them would've really messed-up my day

[@ETXAlienRobot201]

@JayLeeBeanz yeh, i may as well create one, too. i just end-up there, in general. especially when looking for artwork or memes.

[@YunethAlwis]

@JayLeeBeanz quick warning, Creating an account on reddit may make you fatherless and make you gain 200 pounds to your current weight... I've been there. Jokes aside, you can never get rational opinions in reddit cause of its subreddit system hence bias, ex: r/ROG will always say that its the greatest while r/LenovoLegion will say that they are the best and each subreddit might talk sh*t of each other

[@bluewolf37777]

Yep it was my go to place to research stuff and find cool things and now it’s mostly bots and spam. It used to host a lot of original content, but it’s mostly stealing from other places.

[@meatwax]

The plague of Ads have actually had one positive effect on me. I hate them so much. I don't mindlessly browse the internet as much.

[@AnonymousBS_X]

Don't forget when you look up an item. Change your mind but you see the same ad for your original search that lasts a year or so.

[@lune78]

Ryan's attention to detail is next level. Well done sir.

[@les907]

Wow wow wow... wow

[@YoungTastyTV]

This reminds me of the time I bought a USB microphone online, and then for weeks I saw nothing but ads for USB microphones. Because clearly the genius marketing AI figured out I was starting a collection.

[@SlothLinn]

Having that same issue right now... I bought one delivery of three items, and the adds are only of those specific items... I already got them, and if I needed new ones this fast, I would not be getting from the same brand/site...

[@archygrey9093]

But what if you want one in a slightly different colour

[@luxraider5384]

You guys have ads?

[@rebecca_stone]

Love this! Spot-on.

[@Peleski]

True. Google is fast burning its cred. Certain words have just become off-limits now. I was searching for info on jewellery worn by a specific historical culture, and forget it. The answer might be buried in 50 pages of contemporary vendors.

[@michaelstreilein9788]

As someone who runs a SEO agency, I can confirm this is pretty much accurate these days.

[@objectivemillennial2117]

i worked in seo/sem few years ago and its dead-on, i wonder how much has changed since i quit in 2017.

[@schwa4883]

@@capturedflame Damn...

[@LaughBoys]

FINALLY! A video recognizing the achievements of George Bernard Hansburg! HBD GBH!

[@sayeeganeshUtube]

Bro when he said "Hey Google" bro opened my google😂😂

[@GabrielRM]

This aged well, needs an update with how google sneakily alters your search behind your back to profit more

[@tenebridenuit9683]

This is the most relatable video I've ever watched, even more than the Amazon one. Online shopping is so off-putting because of this and I'm glad to see it being acknowledged.

[@Julia-lk8jn]

"There's no need to squint at your tiny laptop screen with these 8 best computer monitors that will take your productivity - and procrastination - to the next level." Ryan, I love your attention to detail.

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

Yes, but which ones provide children with jobs?

[@Morphineck]

My favorite example on how short term profit obsession kills a business is google shopping. Used to be the place to go for everyone until they decided to switch to the idiotic $/month crap to screw the results, now no one uses it and most likely will end up like most google great ideas that were destroyed by greed, closing.

[@chaosflash7]

I love how the instant i stop using chrome i get this video on the new browser as my first suggestion on youtube. great reminder of why i stopped using google