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The article and the video have nothing to do with each other, except they are both about Amazon. The video is an ad / story from the Wall Street Journal, plopped into the middle of an article on MSN. |
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09-16-2019, 06:35 PM | #17 | |
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You have failed to provide a shred of evidence that other store fronts do not remove merchandise which is dangerous. You've now insulted those who disagree with your stance that these changes were made by Amazon for the greater good of the consumer. And you've demonstrated an unwillingness to correct a misquote which entirely distorts the original intent of the message. If you're so woefully unable to engage in a discussion perhaps stick to posting in those parenting groups with people who are equally unable to grasp what they have read. |
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09-16-2019, 10:38 PM | #18 |
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You seem to be the only one seeing the words you think are there.
The article is about Amazon changing their search algorithm to prioritise products that make them more money. There is nothing about product safety there. Searching the page for the word safety provides only one hit, which is the title of the video. Did you post the right link? Last edited by murraypaul; 09-16-2019 at 10:45 PM. |
09-16-2019, 11:13 PM | #19 |
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If this is bothersome to you, why not just ignore all the Amazon branded products in a search result? They'll be easy to find - they're all right there at the top!
My typical way of deciding on a product is to search for reviews OUTSIDE of any vendor website. If a site sells the products and also hosts reviews of them, it is always suspicious to me. So I'll find reviews on non-seller websites, pick a product from those, then go and see if Amazon carries it (if I want to purchase it from Amazon in the first place). Did anyone really doubt that Amazon has always pushed items that make more profit for them? Of course they have been! Duh. Anyone who thinks this is some kind of new revelation is a few tacos short of a combo plate. HhheeeLLLLLLooo... anybody home in there? |
09-16-2019, 11:31 PM | #20 | |
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Really the only surprise is that someone on their team admitted they recently tweaked it to make it do this to a higher degree |
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09-16-2019, 11:46 PM | #21 | |
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09-17-2019, 07:38 AM | #22 | |
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Yea, I agree with you. It's been kind of obvious that Amazon has been doing this for years. Heck, it's well know that both they and Google have been selling placement of search results for years. I'm shocked, shocked I tell you to find out that gambling has been going on at Rick's! |
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09-17-2019, 11:48 AM | #23 |
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09-17-2019, 04:51 PM | #24 | |
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Also what products are on the landing page? Echo, Fire TV, Fire Tablet, Kindle. Try searching for a Kobo, esp the Libra! Amazon is out of control and riding roughshod over Competition, Tax, Consumer and Privacy laws. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ions_by_Amazon "This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it." Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook etc have issues too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ns_by_Alphabet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ns_by_Facebook Last edited by Quoth; 09-17-2019 at 04:53 PM. |
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09-17-2019, 05:35 PM | #25 |
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FrustratedReader "Try searching for a Kobo, esp the Libra!"
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=kobo+clar...nb_sb_ss_i_1_5 |
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Who wants to tell barb the first result isn’t a Kobo?
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