Patent Application Reveals Key Factors In Google News Algorithm

Google filed a patent application last year to refine their news-ranking algorithm for third time in the past nine years. The Google News algorithm has long been a mystery, with few details publicly available. Computerworld uncovered the document "while conducting an unrelated patent search on the United States Patent Office's website." Nice find, huh? The patent application provides a rare look at the underpinnings of the Google News machine, including specific criteria Google uses to rank news...