> I was too young to use Google when it first got started, but according to many, in the beginning, Google had better or more accurate search results. One reason for this was the fact that most of the sites back then were indie websites, which did not care about SEO and money and created websites for sharing information.
> But I think all can agree that Google results reduced when people started to game the algorithm and create search engine optimized garbage websites.
Well not quite.
There were piles of SEO crap sites being produced in 2001. Google used to manage to react to any new exploit and improve their results. They actively fought that battle for at least a decade or so. They used to win.
It is only more recently that they seem to have given up.
> But I think all can agree that Google results reduced when people started to game the algorithm and create search engine optimized garbage websites.
Well not quite.
There were piles of SEO crap sites being produced in 2001. Google used to manage to react to any new exploit and improve their results. They actively fought that battle for at least a decade or so. They used to win.
It is only more recently that they seem to have given up.