Recently, I noticed an interesting phenomenon. I posted several topics about the "Trump Monopoly Game" on a major exchange's forum, and what puzzled me was that the post with the fewest views (only 2.1k views) actually ranked first in Google search results.



What exactly is going on here? Another post about Trump Monopoly, posted by the same account, performed much better—41k views, 137 likes, 47 replies, 9 quotes, and 3 shares. Logically, this one should be more favored by search engines.

But the result? The high-traffic post didn't rank among the top in Google search results. This left me quite confused. Could someone be manipulating search optimization behind the scenes? Or is there some aspect of the content distribution mechanism on the exchange forum that I haven't understood, in relation to Google's crawling logic? Can any experts explain this?
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ForkThisDAOvip
· 01-07 09:56
I think this is the magic of SEO — popularity doesn't equal ranking.
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CafeMinorvip
· 01-07 09:52
This indicates that popularity does not equal ranking weight. Google considers content quality and backlinks, not just interaction data. SEO is like that; low popularity can sometimes be more targeted and precise, making it easier for crawlers to pick up. I've also encountered similar situations where posts with minority opinions rank higher, and content with high traffic sometimes has too much noise. Keyword matching? The exchange platform itself might not have properly implemented schema markup; Google favors content from independent sites. A significant gap appearing directly in search results is indeed a bit strange, but normal operations wouldn't produce such a stark contrast. The concept of ranking weight is quite mystical; paying less attention to popularity and focusing on rankings is more practical.
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SilentObservervip
· 01-07 09:50
This is really outrageous; SEO is not about popularity at all. --- Could it be that the article's title or keyword matching is just more relevant? --- Damn, this phenomenon is indeed strange; I've encountered it too. --- Google's crawler and the exchange's recommendation algorithm are two separate systems; don't confuse them. --- Is it possible that the issue is with external links? The less popular article was actually cited by more websites. --- I just want to know if there's any black operation involved here. --- Isn't this just a matter of search ranking weight versus social popularity? They're completely different. --- I think you're overthinking it. Google's SEO logic definitely doesn't follow conventional rules.
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CryptoPhoenixvip
· 01-07 09:47
Oh wow, the logic of this search engine is really quite magical. Sometimes it feels like it's not just about popularity anymore.
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BearMarketSurvivorvip
· 01-07 09:46
Isn't this the weirdness of SEO? High popularity often doesn't lead to the top positions. Honestly, Google's crawlers may not be solely looking at popularity; keyword relevance is the real key. That low traffic article probably has a very precise phrase in its title or content, directly hitting the search algorithm. It's not about manipulation; it's just that you haven't understood the logic of search engines. Factors like authority, indexing time, and backlinks can all affect rankings; likes are hardly significant. It's interesting; I've encountered this phenomenon too, though not as extreme. It might be that the post is more niche-specific, and Google favors that approach.
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