[HN Gopher] Google pilots a search feature that aggregates short...
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       Google pilots a search feature that aggregates short videos from
       TikTok and IG
        
       Author : elsewhen
       Score  : 20 points
       Date   : 2020-12-30 12:39 UTC (1 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (techcrunch.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (techcrunch.com)
        
       | throwaway13337 wrote:
       | Is this a deal with the respective content silos or is there a
       | public api for each?
       | 
       | In other words, is it possible for an independent developer to
       | make their own content aggregator?
        
       | mkaic wrote:
       | This is good news IMO, as it will promote discovery of creators
       | from outside the platform they create on. As a content creator, I
       | hope this feature ends up well implemented. I could totally see
       | it going downhill though when the SEO-obsessives realize there's
       | new territory to fight over. I guess I'll just wait and see!
        
       | simplecto wrote:
       | Imagine having a juggernaut so big and powerful you can no longer
       | afford to innovate on the bottom.
       | 
       | Google was never able to build or buy a social platform to build
       | their walled garden higher.
       | 
       | Instead they reach their tentacles over the other walled gardens
       | and snatch the content.
       | 
       | Google is a shell whose moat is drying up day by day.
        
       | salusinarduis wrote:
       | Because everyone knows SERPs need more multimedia trash to fill
       | up the above the fold.
        
         | mkaic wrote:
         | As long as there's an option to disable it, (which to be
         | honest, there probably won't be) I see no issue with this.
         | 
         | Personally, I quite enjoy having "multimedia trash" in my
         | search results. I learn best from multimedia like videos and
         | this feature sounds like it will be useful to me. I
         | additionally enjoy showing my friends short videos I found
         | entertaining, but frequently have trouble tracking down the
         | exact video I want to show them.
         | 
         | To each their own! Happy New Year :)
        
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       | awinter-py wrote:
       | if TT / IG retaliate with youtube excerpts in _their_ UI, these
       | companies are going to eat each other
        
         | jtsiskin wrote:
         | Are there about to be scraping wars between the FAANGs?
        
       | OzzyB wrote:
       | I hope they are not using something like `youtube-dl` to scrape
       | and download these videos to put them on their SERPs! /s
        
         | mkaic wrote:
         | _gasp_ Not that evil devil-tool, youtube-dl!
        
           | tmpz22 wrote:
           | _Don 't say its name_!
        
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