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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,

    1. Re:This was it folks. by KGIII · · Score: 1

      Opera has "discover" on its home page and that can be used to recommend sites if you want to use it. It's optional and I have not used it so I have no idea how good it is.

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      "So long and thanks for all the fish."
    2. Re:This was it folks. by Alumoi · · Score: 1

      And what's the difference between a recommended, promoted, sponsored or pure advertisment article?

    3. Re:This was it folks. by Hylandr · · Score: 1

      Damn that's a lot of koolaid to take in one shot...

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      ~ People that think they are better than anyone else for any reason are the cause of all the strife in the world.
    4. Re:This was it folks. by jimbo · · Score: 1

      One of my most hated words the last few years is "Trending". The idea that I would want to watch something just because it is currently popular upsets me.
      I'm not trying to be different, I just don't like to have shit pushed upon me.

    5. Re:This was it folks. by Hognoxious · · Score: 1

      Same as the difference between a secretary and a PA, a piece of shit on somebody else's server and a cloudware service fartpolio, fishfingers and goujons du poisson panés...

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      Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
    6. Re:This was it folks. by malditaenvidia · · Score: 1

      Those older versions of Opera cost money, it was the free versions that displayed ads.

    7. Re:This was it folks. by Hylandr · · Score: 1

      ^ This guy gets it.

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      ~ People that think they are better than anyone else for any reason are the cause of all the strife in the world.
    8. Re:This was it folks. by KGIII · · Score: 1

      Nah, it's in the browser. They moved it again. Open the default new-tab page and scroll down, it might be slow loading. It used to even get its own tab. I'm not sure when they moved it to there but that's where it is now. I don't actually see that page, I open a default ELOG instance on a new tab opening.

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      "So long and thanks for all the fish."
  2. Fool me twice, shame on me. by ChunderDownunder · · Score: 1

    Chrome Reader is just a knock-off of Google Reader, a product they discontinued several years ago despite a loyal fan base but this time only available as a Chrome add-on?

    Thanks but no thanks.

    1. Re:Fool me twice, shame on me. by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 1

      Chrome Reader is just a knock-off of Google Reader, a product they discontinued several years ago despite a loyal fan base but this time only available as a Chrome add-on?

      Thanks but no thanks.

      If you liked it so much in its past incarnation, why not the new version? Obviously Google, like many, is switching to web interfaces. "It's the wave of the future".

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      If you want news from today, you have to come back tomorrow.
    2. Re:Fool me twice, shame on me. by ChunderDownunder · · Score: 1
      Google Reader did have an HTML interface.

      I have already switched to theoldreader, which works in Firefox so I won't be adopting a chrome-only solution with unknown longevity.

      Back story

    3. Re:Fool me twice, shame on me. by ls671 · · Score: 2

      Hmm... you will be fucking smart phones? Are you currently fucking your computer and planning to switch? Please explain...

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      Everything I write is lies, read between the lines.
    4. Re:Fool me twice, shame on me. by U2xhc2hkb3QgU3Vja3M · · Score: 1

      He's bi-curious.

    5. 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.

    6. Re:Fool me twice, shame on me. by Maow · · Score: 2

      He's bi-curious.

      I heard he's into trans-sisters.

      At least, that's what it sounded like. Eye kant spel gud.

    7. Re:Fool me twice, shame on me. by ls671 · · Score: 1

      Or just getting frustrated in the relationship with his computer and he plans to have groovy orgies with "smart phones" instead to help forget about him.

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      Everything I write is lies, read between the lines.
    8. Re:Fool me twice, shame on me. by Alumoi · · Score: 1

      His computer doesn't vibrate, that's the reason.

    9. Re:Fool me twice, shame on me. by klapek · · Score: 1

      They didn't mention RSS.

    10. Re:Fool me twice, shame on me. by fluffernutter · · Score: 1

      I loved Google Reader too back in the day, but I stopped using it when I found out they track you down to the time you spend on each article. Made my stomach turn.

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      Laws are rules for the court, but merely a bottom bar to hit for life. Think beyond laws in your actions always.
  3. Next Comes Chrome Beta by retroworks · · Score: 1

    And everyone screams to RTFA. I think /. has this covered.

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  4. linux mint backdoored ISOs WARNING! (plz FP this) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1


    "I'm sorry I have to come with bad news.

    We were exposed to an intrusion today. It was brief and it shouldn't impact many people, but if it impacts you, it's very important you read the information below.

    What happened?

    Hackers made a modified Linux Mint ISO, with a backdoor in it, and managed to hack our website to point to it.

    Does this affect you?

    As far as we know, the only compromised edition was Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon edition.

    If you downloaded another release or another edition, this does not affect you. If you downloaded via torrents or via a direct HTTP link, this doesn't affect you either.

    Finally, the situation happened today, so it should only impact people who downloaded this edition on February 20th.

    How to check if your ISO is compromised?"

    Continued @: http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2...

  5. Cool by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    I've always wanted clickbait with more native functionality.

  6. Bound to succeed! by Bearhouse · · Score: 1

    Since I hear they've hired Samzenpus and Timothy as the Eds.

  7. Another new Google Ads ? by amyreyna · · Score: 1

    The recommendation comes for free, then it starts to find how it work. The recommendation only for paid article only, also need to find a way how it work, so the income from google adsense will get more

  8. K.I.S.S. by sanf780 · · Score: 1

    How about KISS? It is hard these days to get an OS that is only an OS, and a web browser that is only a web browser. The OS should let me run software, and the web browser should show me a document stored somewhere else.

    1. Re:K.I.S.S. by Blaskowicz · · Score: 1

      I'd rather have the OS show documents, so that we go back to reading safe, to the point documents. Then the web browser can be used to run applications only.

  9. Re:This is great news! by 110010001000 · · Score: 1

    I agree. Very Orwellian. What if someone delivered to your house a pre-selected set of articles for you to read that was curated by a company and editors? And even worse, what if that was your only set of articles available in your town? America would turn into the USSR if that happened. At least that is what I read in the newspaper today.

  10. Re:Filtered news, what everyone needs by Alumoi · · Score: 1

    We already have too much filtered news everywhere in the world because people ask for it.
    We don't want to be reminded of poverty, coruption, insanitary living conditionsand so on.
    We want to be lied by our masters! We want blood, sex, violence! We want entertainment!
    We don't want to have to think for ourself, it makes our heads hurt.
    The romans did it right: give them bread and circus and the population will be docile.

  11. Why choose by koan · · Score: 1

    When you can be force fed.

    Convenience is the death of free will.

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    "If any question why we died, Tell them because our fathers lied."
  12. Re: Edge by basscomm · · Score: 1

    With all that crappy sites out there the web is barely usable on Lynx anymore.
    *sigh!*

    If a site doesn't care enough to have a text-only failsafe mode (you know, in case javascript is turned of, adblockers are on, something from their CDN didn't load, or, heaven forbid, you're using something like a screen reader because you're visually impaired, or some other issue), then I'd say that site probably isn't worth anyone's time anyway.

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  13. So this is useful economic activity? by plopez · · Score: 1

    Spending a decade of expensive programer time, data collection, UX design etc. to create a virtual bookstore employee? What a waste.

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    putting the 'B' in LGBTQ+