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Easier-to-use news sitemaps
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Posted by Andy Golding, News Engineering Team
Hey news publishers, have you checked out Google's Webmaster Tools lately? Did you know that you can submit a sitemap listing specific articles you would like us to include in Google News? Recently,
we announced
that this capability is available to all publishers in all Google News editions.
Today, we're excited to tell you about a change that makes it easier for publishers to create sitemaps: you can now include articles from multiple hosts in the same sitemap. For example, if you own world.mynews.com, business.mynews.com, and sports.mynews.com, you can submit a single sitemap containing articles from all three hosts; it is no longer necessary to maintain a separate sitemap for each. The sitemap itself can reside on any of the hosts. The only requirement is that all articles in the sitemap be for the same news publication. This was announced on the
Webmaster Central blog
last month, and we're excited to make it possible for news publishers. This should simplify the process of sitemap submission for many of you.
Going forward, stay tuned for innovations both small and large to help make it easier for you to include your content in Google News. If you have feedback or suggestions for us, please visit our
News Help group
.
Now in the Czech Republic
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Posted by Marián Dvorský, Software Engineer
The Czech edition of News was my first
20% project
here at Google. Therefore I'm very excited to see it now live at
news.google.cz
.
Zprávy Google (as Google News is called in Czech) aggregates stories from hundreds of news sources in the Czech language. Stories are presented in sections similar to those in other editions. We have modified the Health section that is common to other editions to include travel and lifestyle articles as well.
I hope our Czech users will find the edition useful. For me it is now time to move on to an another exciting 20% project.
To sign in, or not to sign in: that is the question
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Posted by Greta Ghizzo Van Everen, News Support Team
If you rely on getting your daily dose of news from your personalized Google News homepage, here are a couple of things you can do to access it from anywhere in the world. In case you're not familiar, personalizing your Google News homepage allows you to create custom sections that contain stories on a specific topic. You can also add standard sections (such as Business or World) from other regional and language editions. It's a great way to get all of the news you want in one place!
The easiest way to manage your personalized News page is by
signing in to your Google Account
. This will allow you to access your news page from any computer in the same way you would log in to your Gmail account. Signing in also lets you switch across to our other services quickly and easily. For instance, if you’ve just finished checking your messages on Gmail and want to switch to reading the latest news, all you need to do is click on the News tab that is displayed at the top of the page and you’ll be redirected to your personalized Google News page.
The neat thing about Google News is that it lets you personalize your News page even if you decide not to sign in to your Google Account. However, keep in mind that by choosing this option, you’ll only be able to save and view your personalized News page only from the computer you’re using. Therefore, if you’ve personalized your News page on your work computer, you won’t be able to view it using your home computer.
Another limitation of not signing in to your Google Account is that you’ll lose all the settings and changes made to your news page any time you clear your cookies. To prevent this from happening, after you’re done customizing your news page, you can click on the link at the bottom of the homepage that says "Share your personalized News with a friend" and send it to yourself. By saving the URL of this version of Google News in your Inbox, you can access your personalized Google News page from other computers by simply retrieving the email that was sent to you. Just remember to resend this link to yourself anytime you make changes to your news page so that you’ll always have the most up-to-date URL of your personalized Google News homepage.
If you feel this is too much of a hassle, then I recommend you sign in to your Google Account to create your personalized News page. It’s easier, faster and only one click away from Gmail and all other Google products.
Add Google News to Your Site
Monday, November 5, 2007
Posted by Mark Lucovsky, Software Engineer
If you are a web site owner, a blogger, or a professional site designer, take a look at the latest creation from the AJAX Search API team. With just a few clicks, anyone can configure and add a sleek looking
Google NewsBar
to their site.
"NewsBar" frameborder="0">
Try it out.
The NewsBar is designed with your needs in mind. It can be configured in a horizontal mode where it delivers a continuous stream of news headlines to your site. The vertical mode delivers both news headlines and snippets. The NewsBar is perfect for your topical sites or blogs. For instance, if you are following the Barack Obama vs. Hillary Clinton race, try this
NewsBar
.
If you are a professional developer and want to use some of the more advanced features of the NewsBar, there is a complete
developer guide
that will walk you through all of the options. If you run a blog on
Blogger
, the NewsBar is already built in. To add it to your blog, just edit your blog's layout, and add the "Newsreel" page element.
A few controls that might complement your use of the NewsBar are, The YouTube
VideoBar
, The
LocalSearch
Control for Google Maps, the
Slideshow
Control, and the
Dynamic Feed Control
.
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