Google has been about search since its start last century. So it’s only natural that its developers continually look to advance their algorithmic brainpower. And because the interest in news on the Web has only increased with time as more and more media outlets work to deliver broader coverage of daily events, whether they be in politics, sports, or entertainment, it seems fitting for the Google News team especially to work to better organize information relevant to users’ requests.
Now users of the Google News engine, when searching for a particular name affiliated with a public office, or a sport, or a film, results may present a quote previously spoken by that individual. And through a hyperlink of the name displayed, users can then jump to one or more pages of other phrases documented by the press.
Google makes sure note that a simple search of varied statements is, like much else on its engine, indeed possible to narrow down to specific quotes. The company gives an example of a search for Barack Obama, one of two contenders for the Democratic nomination in the US this year. A basic request for words spoken by the senator returns a myriad of phrases. But if the user would prefer to focus on a specific issue of concern in the presidential race, of which the senator has offered one or more comments, as he has done on the subject of the Iraq War, one is able to do so. This advanced function is likely to make it easier for some who wish to revert back in history to particular statements made by politicians that may not be highlighted on the front page of Google News.