One of the goals of Google News is to enable readers to read the news in the way that works best for them. 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. As a result, over the last few months we have been working on Google News Image Version. (http://news.google.com/news?imv=1)
The Image Version of News lets you view and explore the top headlines of the day through photos instead of just text.
When you roll over an image on the left, it exposes the full snippet and link to the related article on the right side of the page. Clicking on an image will take users directly to the article the image came from. In addition, users can search for image search results. For example, searching for Iraq in Image View would give the following results. (http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&imv=1&q=Iraq&btnG=Search+News)
Even if you prefer a standard headlines page, viewing News through Images can be very useful. One classic example is sports. If you want to see the latest action, Image version lets you view the photos for a given team or for a specific game.
Google is pretty excited to add this to the Google News experience, so give it a try and let them know what you think at http://groups.google.com/group/googlenews-help
Source: Official Google News Blog
The Image Version of News lets you view and explore the top headlines of the day through photos instead of just text.
When you roll over an image on the left, it exposes the full snippet and link to the related article on the right side of the page. Clicking on an image will take users directly to the article the image came from. In addition, users can search for image search results. For example, searching for Iraq in Image View would give the following results. (http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&imv=1&q=Iraq&btnG=Search+News)
Even if you prefer a standard headlines page, viewing News through Images can be very useful. One classic example is sports. If you want to see the latest action, Image version lets you view the photos for a given team or for a specific game.
Google is pretty excited to add this to the Google News experience, so give it a try and let them know what you think at http://groups.google.com/group/googlenews-help
Source: Official Google News Blog