Published by Jenny on 17 Nov 2009
Disclaimer at the foot of Google News UK:
“The selection and placement of stories on this page were determined automatically by a computer program.”
Please can someone at Google have a word with the person in charge of the algorithm – almost every day an inappropriate story gets coughed up into the Entertainment section. Today’s example is pretty extreme -
Nestled in between
Published by Janine on 08 Oct 2009
We all know Ryanair are famous for their Irish charm, cheap flights and lets say, ‘cheap stunts’ to get media attention. Well the latest news from camp Ryanair is that they are going to let passengers smoke on their flights.
Published by Jenny on 02 Oct 2009
Being algorithmically determined, Google News sometimes spews up some strange results.
Most of these strange results are quite amusing, or just gently misleading. Such as the main headline referring to one football team proclaiming “We wuz robbed” next to a picture of a player from the opposition.
A bit more disturbing is the tendency for stories to end up in the wrong news category, most often with a Weird World / Quirky story appearing in Entertainment.
Published by Janine on 29 Sep 2009
As social media is playing a more active part in many organisations, WebCertain MD, Andy Atkins-Kruger decided to hold a Twitter Training session, the idea being to maximise website traffic and to enhance company engagement with their audience. After all, social media is a cost-effective marketing solution with real time search benefits.
Published by Janine on 03 Apr 2009
Compare the introductions of these two stories.
From AFP: Guinea-Bissau delays presidential polls
BISSAU (AFP) — Polls to elect a successor to Guinea-Bissau’s assassinated president Joao Bernardo Vieira were pushed back until the end of June on Wednesday as critics of the army reported increasing abuses.
Former prime minister Francisco Jose Fadul, who also heads an opposition party, said he had been beaten up by men in uniform at his home in an attack that the rights group Amnesty International said was part of a pattern. SOURCE
and
From Wiki News: Guinea-Bissau to hold elections this June
The prime minister of the western African country of Guinea-Bissau has announced that the country will further postpone elections until June due to increasing violence. Elections are in order to replace the former president, who was assassinated last month. Francisco Jose Fadul, the nation’s former prime minister, says that he has been beaten by men that he claims were in uniform and working for Amnesty International. SOURCE
Oh dear, spot the deliberate mistake…
(Thanks to Donnacha Delong)
