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Google Adds News Personalization

Posted by samzenpus on from the what-doesn't-it-do dept.

downbad writes "ZDNet is reporting that the Google News home page is now customizable, allowing you to add or delete main news categories (such as business, sports and so on), as well as increasing or decreasing the number of headlines within a section. They've also introduced a feature that lets you create your own section using keywords for a topic that interests you."

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  1. One Word by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    They've also introduced a feature that lets you create your own section using keywords for a topic that interests you."

    Porn.

  2. Next Week's Headline by altek · · Score: 4, Funny

    Google Switches to Slashcode, Hostile Takeover of Slashdot In Planning Stages ;)

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    1. Re:Next Week's Headline by SpongeBobLinuxPants · · Score: 3, Funny

      Tomorrow's headline:

      Google Adds News Personalization

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  3. Customize news.google.com for your dictatorship! by Seumas · · Score: 5, Funny

    New, from Google!

    Tired of unfiltered news from the democratic infodels of the world cluttering the mindset of your nation's population? Worry no more!

    With only a few clicks of the mouse, you can customize the news categories, topics, outlets and reporters that you wish to be provided to your nation. Even better, use our genius inline search and replace system that lets you manipulate simple regexes to substitute chosen phrases with your own!

    Just another service from your friends at Google!

    (Well, it's an idea...!)

  4. Can you title your page? by mntgomery · · Score: 3, Funny

    If so, you can just add keywords "Google", "Apple" and "Linux" and call it Slashdot.

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  5. Re:NO MORE SPORTS!!! by RobotRunAmok · · Score: 4, Funny

    YES! Now I can at long last get rid of that stupid, pointless Sports category!!

    Right On!! With the time you save not having to pagedown past the Sports Section, you'll have more time to write in your blog!