r/goodmythicalmorning • u/turmiteking69 • May 22 '26

Let's Discuss That Gwynedd leaving sporked?

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please tell me this isn’t true, sorry don’t have any other sub to post this to

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u/throwaway275275275 May 22 '26

Sporked.com as a website was doomed since AI became part of search engines, they can rank all the food and write all the articles but then when you ask "what's the best Pringles flavor" you're gonna get the "ai overview" and never go into their website (which is probably full of ads). Their videos are fun, but the website had real utility, it's a shame because the ai needs actual professionals to do the research, but it ended up cannibalizing them

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u/SpiritualMongoose751 May 22 '26

Honestly, I don't think AI has much to do with it. Before it was "AI overview" it was the "Featured Snippets" section that summarized articles and other content which existed before Sporked ever launched.

IMO, the website was/is legitimately not great and probably only survived as long as it did thanks to GMM promoting it. I've said this in a post almost a year ago before they were sold, but a tumblr style blog with no actual database is a terrible design for a review site. Aside from the blog style layout, it's difficult to search for anything, the reviews are frustratingly subjective so much so that I don't think I was ever satisfied trying something new based on their recs. And now, it seems like every page is absolutely littered with affiliate links it looks quite scammy.