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1. rjrdi38dbbdb ◴[] No.42200012[source]
One area where Google search is terribly broken is porn.

If your search for some specific term "$foo", nearly every result is just 'search site $bar for "$foo"', taking you to the site's search page, regardless of whether $foo is actually found on the site.

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2. scarface_74 ◴[] No.42200241[source]
On the other hand, when I use to search for anything near the city I lived in, porn showed up way too frequently

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumming,_Georgia

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3. buryat ◴[] No.42200262[source]
how many people do you think search for $foo and the opposite?
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4. rjrdi38dbbdb ◴[] No.42200513[source]
What do you mean by the opposite?

The search behavior is the same whether $foo is a popular generic term or something niche.

5. rjrdi38dbbdb ◴[] No.42200536[source]
Are locals particularly attached to that name?

Seems like a referendum for a name change would be a good idea, considering the current typical usage of that term.

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6. G1N ◴[] No.42201092{3}[source]
Had an old roommate who moved here after getting married to be closer to family. Weirdly, the name never at any point came up so I think everyone is just kind of resigned to the fact that they live in a place called Cumming
7. kmoser ◴[] No.42201183[source]
What does that have to do with porn?
8. Suppafly ◴[] No.42201468[source]
I swear the only reason people started using bing is because the search there actually worked well for porn.