Google News has become one of my top visited sites. It deserves the 9 out of 10 page ranking that it has.
Google News is so much more than the news.google.com home page. It’s my gateway to much of the freshest, best-quality content on the web.
When I’m searching for breaking news on the Tablet PC, for instance, I often go to news.google.com first. When I want to see a variety of angles on a story, I go to Google News. When I want to get an overview of the hot stories, I stop by the Google site.
Back before Google News started, I dreamed of a site that focused on the “new” content of the web. I wanted something different than just a snapshot of all the web. I wanted to see only the new stuff over lets say the last 30 days. Then Google News came out and I found it to be just enough of a solution to the “new” web, that I became a regular user.
I still think there’s room for a company to create a search portal that only contains new content, but for the most part Google News takes care of my needs.
I’ve learned from Google News. It pointed out to me the value of not listing everything. And limiting content to trusted sources improves the “search” experience too.
It’s also for these two reasons that I put Memeorandum at the top of my “must visit” sites too. Yes, Memeorandum is every bit as much a winner as Google News. It’s that good.