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As a user, what I really want is just high-quality information. No click-bait headlines, auto-play movies, or hijacking standard browser scrolling. Images are f
by freetime2 6y ago
As a user, what I really want is just high-quality information. No click-bait headlines, auto-play movies, or hijacking standard browser scrolling. Images are fine if they actually help to convey useful information, but beyond that less is more. I'd also prefer to see less opinion-based content out of Google News and more factual reporting... and a lot of times I feel like these "story" type articles tend to cherry-pick the facts to fit into whatever narrative they are trying to tell.
I understand that other people might have different preferences, and I'm sure Google has a bunch of data that proves this stuff improves click-through rates and engagement. But I have been checking Google News several times a day out of habit for years now, and I think it's time to break that habit. Much better I think to just frequent a small number of high-quality sources than to try to drink from the firehose of crap on Google News.