A recently filed patent application suggests that Google is taking steps to promote news produced by major media companies on Google News.
Whenever a newspaper dies, Google turns up on the list of suspects.
The evidence of Google's involvement tends to be sketchy. A close examination of the crime scene typically points to a different villain -- the classified revenue killer known as Craigslist, parasitic news sites that siphon potential ...
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Informative summary of practices and metrics used by Google News to detect news quality. This report is largely based on public documents from Google, but provides a reasonable interpretation of the facts, with useful context on the topic.
Sadly, google has become the mouthpieace for mediocrity and melodrama. As google continues catering to what's left of the mainstream media, a potentially useful search engine becomes nothing more than a worthless advertisement. Pretty freakin' lame.
Yes. It is factual and reveals a unique perspective on a generally invisible issue that is very important.
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