This story (from TG Daily) also, tangentially, raises questions on Google News's search and classification algorithms, and their use as metrics.

http://tr.im/M9iK
iPad madness reaches obscene levels
ANDREW THOMAS | Fri 29th Jan 2010, 06:44 am

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What's the most important news story in the world today? The Haiti
earthquake, the possibility of peace talks with the Taliban or Tony
Blair facing questioning in the inquiry into the invasion of Iraq? Don't
be silly. It's a new consumer gadget from Apple.

A quick glance at Google News US shows 1,118 stories covering the Haiti
quake - fewer than the number of people confirmed dead - 3,151 on the
Taliban peace talks and 1,962 on ex-British PM Tony Blair appearing at
the Iraq inquiry. The Apple iPad appears to need 8,667 almost identical
stories telling us how wonderful it is.

Am I the only person who finds this obscene?
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