Media News - Thursday, July 02, 2009
Google drops news comment feature
Google has eliminated an experimental feature that allowed people quoted in articles in Google News to post comments on those articles. People in the news media were intrigued by the idea of giving article subjects the power to comment, and the idea drew considerable coverage. But the feature never got a lot of use -- the company declined to provide numbers -- and it was dropped without an announcement in May. 'We're always experimenting with ways to make Google News more useful,' the company said in a statement released on Wednesday, confirming the change. 'Occasionally, this means we have to re-evaluate our efforts to be sure we focus on features that make the most sense for our users.' (New York Times )
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