Well, guess what? A new study shows that Google has dedicated almost half of the 1st page of search results page to its own products. It showed on the search results page on mobile, it devoted a major percentage to its own products or services.
Google’s Top Search Result? Surprise! It’s Google – The Markup
In Google’s early years, users would type in a query and get back a page of 10 “blue links” that led to different websites. “We want to get you out of Google and to the right place as fast as possible,” co-founder Larry Pagesaid in 2004. Today, Google often considers that “right place” to be Google, an investigation by The Markup has found.
Link: Google’s Top Search Result? Surprise! It’s Google – The Markup
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