Comments for Google News Now Available in Facebook

Google News Now Available in Facebook

2007-10-20T00:29:52Z

Google News released its own official Facebook app today. Users can view the feeds of major topics by default and keyword searches for news in a full canvas page. News stories can be shared with friends easily, notes can be added, and there's tabs to view stories shared by and with friends. There's no profile page component, it's all just canvas page display.

It's not bad at all, though I still believe the real gold in Facebook is in the user's home page and minifeed - where never an outside app is seen. Profile pages just aren't where you interact with your apps and a dedicated canvas page seems likely to receive even less attention.

]]> Despite my grouchiness, I was impressed with this app. See also FeedHeads, a newly-updated and fairly sophisticated Facebook app that works in conjunction with Google Reader and Newsgator.

Comment from Mark Mayhew on 2007-10-20

2007-10-20T07:07:28Z

What the "Utterz" Facebook app, I think they post to your mini-feed (I've done some audio posts with them, and they showed up, immediately, in my mini-feed).

Comment from Mark Mayhew on 2007-10-20

2007-10-20T07:08:45Z

What about the "Utterz" Facebook app, I think they post to your mini-feed (I've done some audio posts with them, and they showed up, immediately, in my mini-feed).

Comment from DoubleDT.com on 2007-10-21

2007-10-22T03:50:19Z

Google is really engaging all over the Internet users. I sure that for no longer time, they will beat the Microsoft for its market revenues.

Comment from John@ScribbleSheet on 2007-10-22

2007-10-22T11:35:42Z

Ive played with this App today, its very good.

Comment from Matt Ellsworth on 2007-10-22

2007-10-22T14:40:39Z

not bad not bad. I'll be adding that one to my profile.

Comment from Gordo on 2007-10-25

2007-10-25T14:10:49Z

Well... I'm not using Facebook very often and I'm not reading the Google News, too.

Because of this, I won't read them in Facebook, but a nice idea ;)

Comment from anuj on 2007-10-26

2007-10-26T09:06:21Z

I am dissappointed :(

Was expecting google either to acquire facebook or build their own. And now i think this is the first time google is expecting traffic from some other website.