Comments on: Google News Adds Comments: Why?

By: This Week In SEO - 8/10/07 - TheVanBlog

This Week In SEO - 8/10/07 - TheVanBlog — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:34:49 +0000

[...] Google News Adds Comments: Why? [...]

By: The Idealist

The Idealist — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:09:32 +0000

It’s not bad to allow comments on the news stories. I think anytime you engage the online community it’s a good thing. I think there may need some oversight so comments that don’t add anything to the discussion, use profanity, or try to sell a product, are deleted before everyone gets to see them.

By: Jaan Kanellis

Jaan Kanellis — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:04:42 +0000

Seems like a big opportunity for SPAM.

Also how do they pick the “actual participants”. By hand?

By: Steven Bradley

Steven Bradley — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:01:59 +0000

I’m guessing Google sees it as a way to get more people using Google News by allowing them more interaction.

It does seem like spam waiting to happen, though the lack of any links is probably meant to combat the spam.

By: | Ugh!!’s Greymatter Honeypot

| Ugh!!’s Greymatter Honeypot — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:46:51 +0000

[...] what this means, with people picking out different points of interest. From the fact that comments will not have a link to the commentor’s website, to the impact this move has on jounalism�to why the story was [...]

By: Mark Barrera

Mark Barrera — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:20:13 +0000

I don’t know what to make of this. Seems like there is something up Google’s sleeve besides just another page to put their ads on…