It's in the air, right? This sensation that plenty of the apps products you once trusted to work simply don't anymore. Maybe it's your Nest Hub Max, seemingly incapable of answering all but the most basic of queries as Google preps for a Gemini-powered future. Maybe it's your various social networks — the Instagrams, Facebooks, and Twitters of the world — that once filled your feed with posts from friends and loved ones, only to be replaced by "recommendations," ads, and AI-generated slop. It's hard to say that feeling hasn't come for Google's core product. Pieces about the downfall of search are all over the internet — hell, you're reading one right now — but how serious are these thoughts? Are they enough to drive someone to switch to a new platform? Well, I'm here to tell you right now: yes. Google Search has gotten so frustratingly awful, so filled with inaccurate information and incorrect results, I'm just not sure I can trust the platform to be my default search platform for much longer. We start with a month's worth of problems But that's not really the start, is it? Over the past month, I've been faced with more than a dozen memorable search flops brought to me by Google. It started out in February, when the Buffalo Sabres — my hometown team and, unfortunately, one of the worst performing in all of the NHL — had taken a 3-2 lead after two scoreless periods against the similarly-struggling Anaheim Ducks. I rushed to Google for an update, only to find… nothing. Google knew the game was happening, but it wouldn’t show the live score. Even searching "Sabres score" just pulled up standings. Reluctantly, I turned to, of all places, Bing, which immediately showed 3:12 left in the third. After the game ended, Google still lagged, showing an outdated score with inconsistent timestamps. Other NHL games being played against, frankly, better teams, faced the same issue. Eventually, Google did display the final 3-2 score. But I'm guessing anyone else who tried to check u...
First seen: 2025-03-29 20:30
Last seen: 2025-03-29 20:30