Google’s Worthless Recommendations

I was looking to see if there are any free, open source video editors that work in Windows. The image at the top of this entry is a screen grab of what I got.

Two of the highest rated results are so old they’re worthless! Google shouldn’t prioritize a software recommendation from 2005 or 2007.

This is their problem. It’s a big problem.

I just did a Google search. It’s one of the hundreds I do everyday. The answer is not satisfying, a big problem in Mountain View.

I was looking to see if there are any free, open source video editors that work in Windows. The image at the top of this entry is a screen grab of what I got.

Two of the highest rated results are so old they’re worthless! Google shouldn’t prioritize a software recommendation from 2005 or 2007.

This is their problem. It’s a big problem.

Meanwhile, as Google worries more-and-more about friend based recommendations on Facebook and Twitter they had better see this as the weakness it is.

5 thoughts on “Google’s Worthless Recommendations”

  1. I use the “Show search tools” link in the left-side menu to restrict my search to the “Past Year” to avoid old results for searches like yours.

    1. As do I, but that’s got to be integrated into the organic search. Goggle won’t exist as a two click solution.

      1. Nearing the end of Walt Isaacson’s bio of Steve Jobs. Jobs always insisted his program’s functions be reachable in no more than three clicks. But I have to agree, nowadays it should be a no-brainer to integrate a one click function for this. BTW, the book is really enlightening. I’ve always been PC, but I now have a deep respect for Jobs.

    1. I have a bone to pick with Lightworks. In fact it’s Lightworks which drove me to this entry!

      I played with the beta, then switched to the stable version when issued. I’d spent hours trying to understand this powerful program with a steep learning curve including watching a bunch of tutorial videos.

      The difference between free and paid is the paid version cannot import video from my Canon DSLR. I only realized that after the upgrade. There no longer a chance to see if this is the right software for me.

      The Lightworks version I’d need to use is $60/year.

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