Google News 2.1

The Google News extension enables you to browse the latest headlines, without having to open an additional webpage.

Traditionally, news readers first pick a publication and then look for headlines that interest them. We do things a little differently, with the goal of offering our readers more personalized options and a wider variety of perspectives from which to choose.

On Google News we offer links to several articles on every story, so you can first decide what subject interests you and then select which publishers’ accounts of each story you’d like to read. Click on the headline that interests you and you'll go directly to the site which published that story.

Our articles are selected and ranked by computers that evaluate, among other things, how often and on what sites a story appears online. We also rank based on certain characteristics of news content such as freshness, location, relevance and diversity.

As a result, stories are sorted without regard to political viewpoint or ideology and you can choose from a wide variety of perspectives on any given story. We'll continue to improve Google News by adding sources, fine-tuning our technology and providing Google News to readers in even more regions.

Here are some key features of "Google News":

Personalized news:
· No one can read all the news that’s published every day, so why not set up your page to show you the stories that best represent your interests?

Alerts:
· You can sign up to receive weekly, daily or as-it-happens email alerts on any topic that interests you.

News for your mobile phone:
· If you have a mobile data plan, you can access a special version of Google News right from your mobile phone.

Feeds:
· You can receive updates of various sections of Google News or Google News search results by subscribing to RSS or Atom feeds in your favorite feed reader.

News archive search:
· Search and explore information from historical archives dating back over 200 years.

Requirements:

· Google Chrome