Idiosyncratic Google
I've remarked before that Google News is interesting, technically, but not compelling as an editorial product. It takes a universe of bland news stories and, by counting the most ubiquitous items, picks the out the blandest common denominator. Cory Doctorow, always one to mint a phrase, says the web is missing an idiosyncratic Google.
nickdenton.org: Why Google's news algorithm gets it wrong [nickdenton.org] #

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