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Google Says Google News Not Priceless

Despite no ads or any obvious revenue generation, Google News is worth $100 million to Google, according to VP Marissa Mayer. How does zero equal $100 million? As one of Google's many for free peripheral services, enough people sort of ride the Google wave over to the search engine from the News page. In Google's estimation, all that referral traffic is worth a pretty penny.

Google News Experience Slow Growth?

The New York Times says that Google News, Google’s semi-automated mainstream and blog news indexing service, is experiencing slow growth: ... traffic growth is sluggish. With 11.4 million users in May, Google News ranked No. 8 among news sites, far behind Yahoo News, which was No. 1 with 35.8 million visitors, according to Nielsen Online.

Google Earth Gets Google News Layer

Google Earth has always been educational, letting people learn about the landscapes of places and countries they've never seen in person.  Thanks to the addition of a Google News layer, Google Earth will now also let its users keep up with current events.

Google News Suggests Related Searches

It's not by any means a revolutionary feature, and to be honest, it's probably not even something that you'll use once a day.  Still, the introduction of related search suggestions to Google News seems like a solid idea.

Google On The iPhone Spreads To 30+ Countries

Google's interface for the iPhone has been floating around America for a while, but in what is sure to be a welcome development, the search giant is now making it available in over 30 different markets and 15 new languages.  A special iPhone-appropriate edition of Google News is spreading as well.

Google News Can Now Present Quotes

You've perhaps heard enough (or probably too much) from all the presidential candidates.  But Google News has released an interesting new feature that presents quotes when you search for some famous people's names.

Microsoft Live Search News Launches

Everyone's got their favorite news sites; as other trends come and go, these tend to be something they stick by.  Still, Microsoft is tossing a fresh offering onto the scene in the form of Live Search News.

Google News Gives Comments A Nudge

Google News started allowing experts to comment on articles about seven months ago, but it's highly unlikely that the average person knows this.  The simple reason: the comments are rare and hard to find.  A new feature solves half of this problem by gathering all the comments in a single place.

Google News, Earth Evaluated After Earthquake

In emergencies' aftermaths, various Google services have become go-to resources.  Following an earthquake in the UK, Google Earth and Google News seem to be getting mixed reviews.

Custom Localized News on Google News

Google News has a new feature: custom localized news. Just visit the Google News homepage and scroll down to the “Local News” input box. Enter your location, click Add, and you’ll find a new navigation entry in the top left.