Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Google News vs Yahoo News

Gary Price of Search Engine Watch on yesterday’s ending of the Michael Jackson trial (not guilty on all charges) writes:

“The fact that Google News uses automation to decide what to feature on its home page versus Yahoo employing human editors is often raised as a issue when comparing the services. In the case of the Michael Jackson trial, it looks like the humans won out.”

And here’s the time-line according to Gary:

• At about 3:50pm, word breaks that the verdict will be read.
• About 4:00pm, this is the top story at Yahoo News.
• About 4:27pm, it’s the top story at Google News.

Google News vs Yahoo News by Philipp Lenssen | Comments (8)

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