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Google News Changes The Way It Clusters Articles

Google says it is changing the way its news articles on a related subject will appear in its search results.The company says it will still group related news articles in clusters, but will extend the amount of time the articles will stay grouped together.

Digg Loses Its Techie Luster

The social media site boomed to popularity with its early focus on technology, an area that has become less important to Digg's masters as they seek a broader audience.

Google News Reviews Last Year

Over the past month or so, we've covered a handful of related-to-2007 stories, and with every one, thought it was the last.  Yet we're going back at least once more, as a product manager has decided to review Google News's progress.

Silobreaker Breaks Out Online

Through relentless work on relational analysis, and an investment in a spot at the DEMO conference, Silobreaker CEO Kristoffer Mansson may be the next big newsbreaker on the Internet.

Google News Introduces Location-Specific Coverage

Google News has done a decent job of representing big stories, but when it came to local developments, your best bet was often to visit to some poorly designed and infrequently updated site owned by a nearby TV station.  Now that may no longer be the case, as Google News is getting local.

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.

Google News Creates Feature Request Form

Lots and lots of people use Google News.  Yet extremely few use one of its major features, the expert comments section.  Now, perhaps as a way of ensuring that the next news-related update is better received, Google is asking for users' suggestions.

Copiepresse Sues EC Over Links

Google's bete noire regarding linking to news stories is at it again, as Copiepresse filed a lawsuit in its backyard against the European Commission.

Yahoo News Will Receive Local Clips From Belo

Among the many, many things in this world that are annoying, one of them is a "local" site that's out of touch with the community.  And Yahoo seemingly doesn't want its sites to suffer from this problem, so as a result, it's arranged to receive clips of local coverage from Belo.

Google News Adds Elections Section

We knew that Google would change and release a lot of things in preparation for the 2008 presidential election, and, well, we were right.  Google News recently gained a section titled "Elections" above the old mainstays like "Business," "Sci/Tech," and "Sports."