RSSGoogle Adds Image View to News
By the Betanews Staff | Published June 27, 2007, 1:54 PM
Google on Tuesday took the wraps off a new approach to viewing events going on around the world. Instead of clicking on a headline to read articles, Google News Image Version displays photos related to the day's top stories. When a photo is moused over, a bar on the right displays the headline and first paragraph.
"In looking at how people use Google News and based on feedback we've received, we've found that many people prefer to read the news in a more visual way," explained Google software engineer Lieping Tang. "Even if you prefer a standard headlines page, viewing News through Images can be very useful. One classic example is sports."
Ah, nice. News for six year olds and illiterates. Sorry but I'd prefer to read the headlines instead of trying to guess what some f#^$& picture is about and having to click on it to find out. Just more proof that Google is out of ideas.
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|hmmm..well I kinda like to READ the news when I'm READING the news, not look at some tiny little picture with a two word caption. I guess if you're too stupid to read then perhaps this would be cool. Of course considering the state of our USA education system right now maybe this isnt such a bad idea.
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|I dunno, I kinda like to READ the news if I'm READING the news...not look at some tiny little picture with a two word caption.
But hey I suppose if you're too stupid to read then perhaps this would be cool. Considering the state of our USA education system, perhaps this isn't such a bad idea.
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|Clever, but seems like a poor implementation. There need to be more text to give context, and the images should be larger.
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|Cool idea, but I still prefer a headline and then reading article if it catches my attention. Not really any need for images.
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