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Google Is Experimenting With Article Recommendations In Chrome (venturebeat.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the experimentation dept.

Google is working on a feature that would recommend articles directly in its browser. The suggestions would appear on the new tab page in Chrome for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. "We're always experimenting with new features in Chrome, but have nothing new to announce at this time," a Google spokesperson told VentureBeat. It's not clear what the new functionality will be called, though multiple tickets on Chromium Code Reviews mention a "Morning Reads" service and a "ChromeReader" feature.

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  1. This was it folks. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This was what Google Chrome was destined to do at its inception nearly a decade ago: to become yet another advertising channel for Google. With "recommended" articles comes the opportunity to push "promoted" articles as well,

  2. Re:Fool me twice, shame on me. by imidan · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I used Google Reader for several years before it was discontinued. I've changed to CommaFeed, an open-source alternative that I can run on a hosted VM. I won't be changing back to a Google solution even if it is offered; I've already learned from losing that service and others that Google cannot be relied upon to sustain their services.