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The author of @allaboutberlin on how Google AI Overviews are killing independent web publishing, citing a 70% drop in traffic after seven years of steady growth. His work trains the model. The model is replacing his site. There is no credit, clicks, or revenue. This is what the "enshittification" of the open web looks like in practice.
Hard to imagine moving to Berlin without stumbling upon his guides at some point.
linkedin.com/posts/nicolasboul…
#AI #OpenKnowledge #Berlin #Google #Enshittification #OpenWeb #IndieWeb
AI is killing All About Berlin.
AI is killing All About Berlin. When you Googled something, you used to get a link to my website. Now you get an AI-generated answer trained on my work. This has a devastating impact on traffic. It's hard to fund my work with 70% fewer visitors.Nicolas B. (LinkedIn)
I think search has been dead for a while, actually. But it does feel like today was someting of a last gasp. Exactly what that means for the open web built upon search economics, is anyone's guess. #OpenWeb
"Instead of returning a simple list of links, Google Search will drop users into AI-powered interactive experiences at times. Google is also introducing tools that can dispatch “information agents” to gather information on a user’s behalf, along with tools that let users… 🧵 1/2
Holos Discover added a couple of new filters to its API search - minimum likes and minimum boosts. Additionally, you can pass contentType=image|video|audio|text|all|none to the `/api/search` endpoint and it works.
Interesting combinations, which I took advantage of for the Open Web Image Gallery.
gallery.box464.social/?adapter…
#FediDev #OpenWeb #HolosDiscover
Open Web Gallery
An image gallery showcasing photography and artwork from Mastodon, BlueSky, Lemmy, PieFed, Vernissage, and other open web platformsgallery.box464.social
