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Google News Makeover Lets Users Personalize Content

Google News Makeover Lets Users Personalize Content
Written By
Clint Boulton
Clint Boulton
Jul 1, 2010
1 minute read
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Google News Makeover Lets Users Personalize Content

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by Clint Boulton


Personal News

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The “News for you” section lets users customize the content they consume in Google News.


Social Promotions

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Many social networks today let users rate content. Google News now allows users to promote or demote stories. Find this option under the Settings section in the top right corner of the Google News page.


Top Stories

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Google News also aggregates top stories of the day, an old feature with a new look.


Recent Stories

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The closest thing Google News has to “real-time” updates, the Recent section highlights content published minutes before.


Local News, Weather

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The local coverage section reports on news and weather near you.


Advertisement

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Click the new topic links to find more news about a subject.


Share Stories

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A tab lets users exchange similar stories with people via e-mail, Google Reader, Facebook, Twitter and Google Buzz.


Languages, Regions

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News can be filtered based on language and location.


Spotlight

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The Spotlight section lists stories Google News deems important.


Shortcuts, Tutorial

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Google offers keyboard shortcuts for using Google News, as well as this video tutorial.

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