Comments on: Google News experiments with human control, promotes a new serendipity with Editors’ Picks http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/ A collaborative effort to figure out the future of journalism. A project of Harvard University. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:39:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Liberty News http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-2/#comment-284981 Liberty News Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:40:00 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-284981 Whenever you give a small group control of information dissemination that information will always fit their values and views.  Google has lots of control over what information filters through. Lately that info is less and less "Serendipitous" Whenever you give a small group control of information dissemination that information will always fit their values and views.  Google has lots of control over what information filters through. Lately that info is less and less “Serendipitous”

]]> By: Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks | Download Music From Youtube http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-2/#comment-283332 Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks | Download Music From Youtube Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:08:50 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-283332 [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...] [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...]

]]> By: Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks | Googiology http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-2/#comment-282819 Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks | Googiology Tue, 16 Aug 2011 06:22:56 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-282819 [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...] [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...]

]]> By: Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks | CS5 Design http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-2/#comment-282514 Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks | CS5 Design Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:04:45 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-282514 [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...] [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...]

]]> By: Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks | IklanTop10.com http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-2/#comment-282427 Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks | IklanTop10.com Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:11:12 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-282427 [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...] [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...]

]]> By: Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks | Z-Vitamin http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-2/#comment-282414 Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks | Z-Vitamin Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:41:21 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-282414 [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...] [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...]

]]> By: Tweakfanatics – Computer Tricks, Facebook Tricks, Iphone Tricks » Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-2/#comment-282405 Tweakfanatics – Computer Tricks, Facebook Tricks, Iphone Tricks » Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks Sun, 07 Aug 2011 08:04:17 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-282405 [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...] [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...]

]]> By: Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks | Neil A Conway http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-2/#comment-282355 Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks | Neil A Conway Sat, 06 Aug 2011 00:40:15 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-282355 [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...] [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...]

]]> By: Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks « Designs By Brian http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-2/#comment-282340 Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks « Designs By Brian Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:26:50 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-282340 [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...] [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...]

]]> By: Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks | F.A.E.M.M. - Host http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-2/#comment-282332 Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks | F.A.E.M.M. - Host Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:14:18 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-282332 [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...] [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...]

]]> By: Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-2/#comment-282328 Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks Fri, 05 Aug 2011 04:29:28 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-282328 [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...] [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...]

]]> By: Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks « Generall http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-2/#comment-282327 Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks « Generall Fri, 05 Aug 2011 03:33:59 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-282327 [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...] [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...]

]]> By: Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks « Language-File.com http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-2/#comment-282320 Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks « Language-File.com Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:18:06 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-282320 [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...] [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...]

]]> By: Google News gets a new human touch, launching publisher-curated Editors’ Picks as a standing section » Nieman Journalism Lab » Pushing to the Future of Journalism http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-2/#comment-282298 Google News gets a new human touch, launching publisher-curated Editors’ Picks as a standing section » Nieman Journalism Lab » Pushing to the Future of Journalism Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:36:30 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-282298 [...] editors. (And if Editors’ Picks sounds familiar, that’s because it is: We actually wrote about it last June, when Google launched it as a temporary experiment. Google used the data it gathered from [...] [...] editors. (And if Editors’ Picks sounds familiar, that’s because it is: We actually wrote about it last June, when Google launched it as a temporary experiment. Google used the data it gathered from [...]

]]> By: Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks | Internet Marketing Denver | ReachLocal Denver | Social Media Denver http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-2/#comment-282295 Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks | Internet Marketing Denver | ReachLocal Denver | Social Media Denver Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:31:48 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-282295 [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...] [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...]

]]> By: Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks | Get News, Articles and other Informations http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-2/#comment-282294 Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks | Get News, Articles and other Informations Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:26:08 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-282294 [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...] [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...]

]]> By: Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks « d0ey[d0t]in http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-2/#comment-282292 Google News highlights unique content with Editors’ Picks « d0ey[d0t]in Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:10:12 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-282292 [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...] [...] may have first noticed Editors’ Picks as an experiment last year. Based on the data from that experiment, we have been working with nearly two dozen publishers in [...]

]]> By: Krishna Bharat on the evolution of Google News and the many virtues of “trusting in the algorithm” » Nieman Journalism Lab » Pushing to the Future of Journalism http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-2/#comment-274938 Krishna Bharat on the evolution of Google News and the many virtues of “trusting in the algorithm” » Nieman Journalism Lab » Pushing to the Future of Journalism Sat, 07 May 2011 14:26:12 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-274938 [...] integration of video and images and social media, and of experiments like Living Stories and Editors’ Picks. “The world has become much more complex now,” Bharat says; Google News now has [...] [...] integration of video and images and social media, and of experiments like Living Stories and Editors’ Picks. “The world has become much more complex now,” Bharat says; Google News now has [...]

]]> By: With its new food blog, WordPress gets into the content-curation game » Nieman Journalism Lab http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-2/#comment-204299 With its new food blog, WordPress gets into the content-curation game » Nieman Journalism Lab Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:01:26 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-204299 [...] believes as well in the value of human curation in creating a good user experience — a sentiment shared among many in the burgeoning ranks of web curators. (Up to now, WordPress’ content curation [...] [...] believes as well in the value of human curation in creating a good user experience — a sentiment shared among many in the burgeoning ranks of web curators. (Up to now, WordPress’ content curation [...]

]]> By: Google News experiments with metatags for publishers to “give credit where credit is due” » Nieman Journalism Lab http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-2/#comment-201089 Google News experiments with metatags for publishers to “give credit where credit is due” » Nieman Journalism Lab Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:36:51 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-201089 [...] a primary source. Google is trying to build a way to bake an article’s originality into its no-humans-used [...] [...] a primary source. Google is trying to build a way to bake an article’s originality into its no-humans-used [...]

]]> By: The AP and Google reach a licensing renewal agreement — here’s what it might mean for their relationship » Nieman Journalism Lab http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-1/#comment-155171 The AP and Google reach a licensing renewal agreement — here’s what it might mean for their relationship » Nieman Journalism Lab Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:37:51 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-155171 [...] integrates news content with news platform. The biggest examples — Living Stories, Fast Flip, Editor’s Picks, etc. — suggest a Google that is trying to mend fences by way of breaking them down: working [...] [...] integrates news content with news platform. The biggest examples — Living Stories, Fast Flip, Editor’s Picks, etc. — suggest a Google that is trying to mend fences by way of breaking them down: working [...]

]]> By: This Week in Review: The FTC and journalism, a human side to Google News, and the political press’s mind | Mark Coddington http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-1/#comment-138149 This Week in Review: The FTC and journalism, a human side to Google News, and the political press’s mind | Mark Coddington Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:20:16 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-138149 [...] but potentially significant development from late last week: As the Lab’s Megan Garber reported, Google News began an experiment called Editors’ Picks, in which editors from partner news [...] [...] but potentially significant development from late last week: As the Lab’s Megan Garber reported, Google News began an experiment called Editors’ Picks, in which editors from partner news [...]

]]> By: What Is Google’s Editorial Line? | Inside Google http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-1/#comment-129303 What Is Google’s Editorial Line? | Inside Google Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:05:26 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-129303 [...] Editor’s Pick, first reported by Nieman Journalism Lab last week (a few days after Bharat spoke.) NJL’s Megan Garber reported that a small percentage of Google News readers are now get a link to stories selected by editors [...] [...] Editor’s Pick, first reported by Nieman Journalism Lab last week (a few days after Bharat spoke.) NJL’s Megan Garber reported that a small percentage of Google News readers are now get a link to stories selected by editors [...]

]]> By: This Week in Review: The FTC and journalism, a human side to Google News, and the political press’s mind » Nieman Journalism Lab http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-1/#comment-128620 This Week in Review: The FTC and journalism, a human side to Google News, and the political press’s mind » Nieman Journalism Lab Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:02:20 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-128620 [...] but potentially significant development from late last week: As the Lab’s Megan Garber reported, Google News began an experiment called Editors’ Picks, in which editors from partner news [...] [...] but potentially significant development from late last week: As the Lab’s Megan Garber reported, Google News began an experiment called Editors’ Picks, in which editors from partner news [...]

]]> By: Google News apre ai pezzi segnalati dagli editori. Forse troppo tardi » Scene Digitali - Blog - Repubblica.it http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-1/#comment-127643 Google News apre ai pezzi segnalati dagli editori. Forse troppo tardi » Scene Digitali - Blog - Repubblica.it Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:47:41 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-127643 [...] Megan Garber, la ricercatrice del Nieman Journalismlab che ha imperversato al festival di Perugia, ha scritto che (qui) Google News ha lanciato – suppongo sulla sua versione USA – un servizio di pezzi [...] [...] Megan Garber, la ricercatrice del Nieman Journalismlab che ha imperversato al festival di Perugia, ha scritto che (qui) Google News ha lanciato – suppongo sulla sua versione USA – un servizio di pezzi [...]

]]> By: Censura all’amatriciana: hanno cancellato Tabularasa » Scene Digitali - Blog - Repubblica.it http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-1/#comment-127413 Censura all’amatriciana: hanno cancellato Tabularasa » Scene Digitali - Blog - Repubblica.it Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:48:14 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-127413 [...] ma lo farò domani – di una questione che vi anticipo, così magari vi andate a leggere il pezzo cui mi riferisco:  par proprio che Google News voglia dotarsi di una redazione. Dopo anni di blateramenti sulla [...] [...] ma lo farò domani – di una questione che vi anticipo, così magari vi andate a leggere il pezzo cui mi riferisco:  par proprio che Google News voglia dotarsi di una redazione. Dopo anni di blateramenti sulla [...]

]]> By: click.logg | Google e YouTube si danno al giornalismo http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-1/#comment-127408 click.logg | Google e YouTube si danno al giornalismo Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:22:25 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-127408 [...] NiemanJournalismLab, Official YouTube [...] [...] NiemanJournalismLab, Official YouTube [...]

]]> By: Google News sperimenta l’ intervento umano nel flusso delle notizie | LSDI http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-1/#comment-127389 Google News sperimenta l’ intervento umano nel flusso delle notizie | LSDI Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:26:23 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-127389 [...] spiega Nieman Labs, in questo senso Editor’s Pick – realizzato attualmente in collaborazione con una dozzina di [...] [...] spiega Nieman Labs, in questo senso Editor’s Pick – realizzato attualmente in collaborazione con una dozzina di [...]

]]> By: Radicke http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-1/#comment-127361 Radicke Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:39:38 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-127361 I cannot find the original source for the quote stated above "At Google, we run anywhere from 50 to 200 experiments"... (that is, I can only find the first part, but not the second half). On which Google blog/forum can I find this statement? <em>[Radicke: That was a statement Google gave to us. I don't believe it's been posted on any of their blogs. —Josh]</em> I cannot find the original source for the quote stated above “At Google, we run anywhere from 50 to 200 experiments”…
(that is, I can only find the first part, but not the second half).

On which Google blog/forum can I find this statement?

[Radicke: That was a statement Google gave to us. I don't believe it's been posted on any of their blogs. —Josh]

]]> By: Death By Cucumber http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/google-news-experiments-with-human-control-promotes-a-new-serendipity-with-editors-pick/comment-page-1/#comment-127290 Death By Cucumber Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:51:45 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=18405#comment-127290 [...] Google’s 8-year-old policy of generating its News search results “entirely by computer algorithms without human editors” comes to a close today. The site is incrementally launching an Editor’s Picks experiment, which will tap into the rich resources of the Washington Post, Reuters, Newsday, Slate and other sources. [From: Nieman Journalism Lab] [...] [...] Google’s 8-year-old policy of generating its News search results “entirely by computer algorithms without human editors” comes to a close today. The site is incrementally launching an Editor’s Picks experiment, which will tap into the rich resources of the Washington Post, Reuters, Newsday, Slate and other sources. [From: Nieman Journalism Lab] [...]

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