Google News

[avram]

I wonder how Google News selects its headlines. For example, look at this chunk of screenshot:

What quirk of software was responsible for choosing a headline from The Hindu, an Indian paper, as the top headline, and relegating the Washington Post and Yahoo to second bananahood? Not that I mind — I like the diversity of sources — I’m just curious.

I suppose The Hindu might have more readers, India being such a populous nation, but in another section a Newsday headline is top and the NY Times headline comes in second, and I doubt Newsday has more readers. More likely it’s based on filing time, or linked-to rankings.

Comments

[miramon.livejournal.com]

Because The Hindu's headline actually bears some relation to the story (which was about Viagra for women)? The Yahoo headline is irrelevant and the WP's one doesn't include the keyword "women".