Google News Revamped
May 16, 2012
Do you like your news with a side of networking? Me neither, but Google is betting that enough folks do to make their Google News redesign worth the effort. The Telegraph reports, “Google News Refresh Places Google+ at Centre.” Now, Google News incorporates conversations from one’s Google+ circles and “other high profile users” (whatever that means) into the News homepage. Fortunately, the feature can be turned off. Writer Emma Barnett reports:
“In a blog post about the changes, Scott Zuccarino, product manager of Google News, wrote: ‘Many news stories inspire vibrant discussions on Google+, and today we’re starting to add this content to both the News homepage, and the real-time coverage pages.’
“Google has yet to reveal how many active users Google+ has. This latest move to weave the Facebook rival into one of Google’s most powerful products is a bid to boost the popularity of the service.”
She has that right. Google+ has not exactly been a stellar success.
Another Google News addition is, perhaps, a bit more useful for the average news junkie. The new “real-time” button summons the latest articles displayed chronologically, with commentary or more in-depth pieces at the bottom. This feature is probably designed to replace the Twitter feed the site used to get; Google’s deal with Twitter expired last year and has yet to be renewed.
Oh, and images are larger now. That may be the most useful change of all.
Cynthia Murrell, May 16, 2012
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