Google News Gets A Bit More Personal

By Matt McGee

Published: April 21, 2011 at 7:53 pm

Google has added a pair of features today that make Google News a little more personal.

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First, the “News for you” section of Google News now includes stories based on your previous Google News activity. If you click on a lot of articles about a certain topic, this section will begin to show more articles on that topic.

Second, the right column has a new feature called “Recommended Sections” that also uses your news history to suggest new topics to add to your customized Google News homepage.

These personalized news features can be disabled by using the “Standard US Edition” of Google News (link at the bottom of the home page), by deleting your web history or by logging out of your Google account.

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Matt McGee

Matt McGee joined Third Door Media as a writer/reporter/editor in September 2008. He served as Editor-In-Chief from January 2013 until his departure in July 2017. He can be found on Twitter at @MattMcGee.