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Friday, April 29, 2005
Google's SolutionWhen Google has a problem, their solution is to write software. As a Software Engineer, I can definitely appreciate that. Many people have been lambasting Google lately because their Google News service uses sources that some find objectionable. Many have in fact called for Google to remove those sites from its news aggregator service. I argued recently that they should in fact do no such thing. Not that Google took my advice, but they've decided against that approach, and instead are going to use Trust Rank (H/T Slashdot):
Personally I find this solution to be very satisfying... as it doesn't use some sort arbitrary (and opinion driven) means to determine what is a valid news source and what is not. It uses practical, measurable criteria to determine a trustworthy news source. Frankly I'm not surprised that they would come up with something like this at all... I'll be interested to see how it turns out.
I just wanted to point out, though you may find it utterly irrelevant, that the name of my blog and yours differ by only 3 letters.
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Name: Nick Home: Wauwatosa, WI, United States I'm a Software Consultant in the Milwaukee area. Among various geeky pursuits, I'm also an amateur triathlete, and enjoy rock climbing. I also like to think I'm a political pundit. View My Profile Archives
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