When was the playing field level, I wonder?
The entire point of algorithmic ranking is to bias some data over other data to maximize user satisfaction. Search engines have been creating winners and losers since day 1.
The entire point of algorithmic ranking is to bias some data over other data to maximize user satisfaction. Search engines have been creating winners and losers since day 1.
Google managed to find a montetization strategy that kept theirs going when the others ran out.
I think Google changed the nature of the unlevel playing field, but it was unlevel when they got there.