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Reddit tests ads in search results as traffic declines and growth concerns mount (redditinc.com)
submitted 2 days ago by beep@piefed.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1510938/reddit-tests-ads-in-search-results-as-traffic-declines-and-growth-concerns-mount

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[–] Henryterd@feddit.online 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

everyone already searches reddit by adding "reddit" to a google search. putting ads in the native search kind of confirms nobody was using it

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

yup i do that most of the time.

[–] Henryterd@feddit.online 1 points 1 day ago

Same here, it's muscle memory at this point.

[–] flameleaf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

People still search reddit?

[–] Henryterd@feddit.online 2 points 1 day ago

Mostly through Google, which kind of proves the point.