Google eliminates ‘experimental feature’
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Under it, people leave comment posts, anonymously or otherwise. But when Net adverting company Goggle tried to launch something similar, it didn’t work.
Now, “Google has eliminated an experimental feature that allowed people quoted in articles in Google News to post comments on those articles,” says the New York Times, going on »»»
People in the news media were intrigued by the idea of giving article subjects the power to comment, and the idea drew considerable coverage. But the feature never got a lot of use – the company declined to provide numbers – and it was dropped without an announcement in May.
The post ends with a Gargle dissemblement, to wit:
“We`re always experimenting with ways to make Google News more useful. Occasionally, this means we have to re-evaluate our efforts to be sure we focus on features that make the most sense for our users.”
Provide your own translation. 
New York Times – Google Drops News Comment Feature, July 1, 2009
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July 3rd, 2009 at 7:58 pm
In clear no way to monetise it??
July 4th, 2009 at 5:44 am
Sounds like it just didn’t have any realistic appeal. Why go through google when there are so many better ways to get your viewpoint across? How does commenting on google beat your own blog, an interview with a respected journalist (for PR purposes of course), or the myriad of other ways to get your voice across? If you’re already a player in the article, you have your choice of pulpits.