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  • BADGES? No thanks. How stupid.... what am I... like 7 years old?

    Just wanna read the news.

  • gamification's the name

  • You're self-censoring by using this.

  • gay

    

  • Why?

  • GOOGLE BADGES

    GOTTA GET THEM ALL

  • Sports News Achievement Unlocked -- Nike would like to offer you %15 off your next purchase of sneakers.

    I feel dirty just writing that...

  • Put this in Google reader Google Plz, Pretty Please?

  • Terrible. This may be a great feature for fulfilling expectations, but it will slowly lower the chances of exploring the things one does not even know about. Achievements should not gatekeep information flows.

  • We don't need no stinking BADGES!

    Just kidding. I want to be able to make a badge for any topic, not just pre-defined ones. I like to study specific things.

  • @bambizzoozled

    what are you talking about spesific?

  • @Bima81004

    I mean where is the blackface badge? What if I read a hundred articles on Al Jolson? Nothing?

  • thank.s

  • I DON'T WANNA SHARE THEM! PEOPLE WILL THINK I'M A NO-LIFE WITHOUT A SOCIAL LIFE!!

    but in all seriousness, I will not be sharing that.

  • @NoNiceNamesLeft I am aware, I use much of Google's products and API in my own web projects. :-)

  • Great idea! Not since the fifth grade have I gotten a pat on the back for reading the news.

  • It reminds me of Huffpost. Cool feature.

  • I can't find any badges on the Google News site! Has it rolled out yet?

  • 6 question FB survey: youtube.com/watch?v=cFsLByvfp6­8

  • "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!"

  • Google won't search for Chuck Norris because it knows you don't find Chuck Norris, he finds you.

  • I'm a lvl 47 mage with a Social Sciences platinum badge!

  • hola soy un navegador de idioma hispana no tengo nada de ingles , estaría

    muy buen que fueran también en E.S.P.A.Ñ.O.L ,no solo para que yo pueda entenderlos si no todo aquel como yo que no  tiene ingles ,gracias .

  • I want to get it,who can inviting me? tks!

  • thumbs up if peter coffin sent you here... and you think he is a douche with a made up girlfriend

  • Хуита

  • I love how these people have managed to make 1,367+ videos about a search engine. XD

  • @Scribblenautsguides Most of their videos aren't about search engines. Just because they started out as a search engine doesn't mean that's all they do. Hell they own this site we're using right now.

  • amazing, why is google so perfect.

    

  • Speaking of badges, how can I get a G+'s profile badge aside from GoogleCards?

  • great video. I use it for

  • So it's like Pokemon, but you read.

  • @OnlyJustUnknown

    Gotta read them all, GOOGLEMON!

  • google is the best !

  • ...........

  • Its only for US users :(

  • I prefer Google Reader.

  • Badges here I cometh

  • can it read?

  • is there a reason why my Channel Views has been stuck on 24,390 all day? & my adsense won't generate any money?

  • ANOTHER vid? Is Google trying to go viral?

  • @Commentsq Trying to get viral? Well... Google owns YouTube, which means they could just make it viral if they wanted to, like featuring it on the frontpage etc. :-p

  • sweet

  • I'm never logged into gmail when I read google news. I'm also worried about not seeing important articles because they don't match the interests I've selected; this is a good idea, but it's not for me.

  • Can someone please answer this question:

    My brother has 2 G-Mail accounts. A few days ago, he tried to log in to his 2nd G-Mail account and it said there was weird activity on his account, so they sent verification codes to his cell phone. He also had to print out those verification codes so whenever someone would try to hack him, he could use those codes to verify himself, etc.

    If he deletes his 2nd account, what will happen to the verification codes he got for that account?

    PLZ RESPOND

  • @cyberman1011 nothing...the verification codes were for that particular account so when he deleted it..the codes became useless

  • @MrMaxPounder

    thanks for the response...:)

  • Where can i find my badges?

  • PS: It's getting to the point in the story where... "Franken-Google must be destroyed!"

  • This is why I stopped reading google news. Instead of just giving us control and real customization, they try to make reading news into a game. Not sure about you folks but news is no game to me or at least it wasn't.

    It started when they slowly destroyed the look, feel and operation of the news page and now they are turning it into "call of duty" or something like it. Leveling up my news icons? This goes beyond stupid into the comical.

  • Google, you never know when to quit

  • was that presentation done with prezi? =)

  • love this

  • Really? Badges?  When are you going to start naming people Mayor's of topics?

  • where do u find ur badges

  • Nice job from google:) And people please stay far way from fox news ok :) i love fox news :)

  • We don't need no stinking badges.

  • This reminds me of The World Ends With You.

    Collect pins and level them up for more powerful attacks.

    Soon I will be casting level 3 Horrifying World News spell.

  • Google users love badges!

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  • eso es tonto solo quiero leer noticias, no quiero acumular puntos.

  • OOOOOOOOOOOO MUST READ NEWS FOR SHINEY BADGES! :D

  • Bro, get yo BADGE on.

  • you guys really thought of this as achievements? get a life

  • lol Google news badges seems funny BUT I think for google+ would be nice!!

  • Fuck yeah, Gamification for google!

  • Yeah I can get a gold star for reading!

  • @leucomaofthecornea then dont use it?

  • @ElderKingpin How about if I wreck you with some sweet links. A sweet world within a world. You will be appaled at first, but you will return, and return. And you'll get artritis, because it''s fueled by your vitality. Will you appreciate this Incognito loophole; just disable extensions that prevent you to abuse the internet, and you're on your way again. And you will just try to quit the internet, which is where Google is kinda based, so I advise them to give some of us an uncynical option.

  • @leucomaofthecornea my socks dont match.

  • Useless

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  • sweet! this should be a steam achievement lol

  • Cool but can it block Fox news?

  • @VTVStudios Actually the personalization of google news source can do that now.

  • @VTVStudios Yes, it can actually!

  • @VTVStudios yea you can block fox news if you personalize it. you can do anything with google

  • @VTVStudios Just as an example of 'things I don't want to see in stream'?

  • S-- so we are getting... achievements now? Am i missing something important which is required for understanding this? Is there a leaderboard? What happens if we don't score very high? Are cynical and arrogant l33t teens going to make fun of us? Is there a... a Gamefaqs on this? Are there cheats? Mods? Can we get kicked off for mods? Will we have to pay for DLC? I haff so many questions for you Google.

  • @transmothra it's GameFAGS not faq's! Get it right.

  • @Flyinglevel That comment makes you look like a real moron. You should just remove it before people make fun of you.

  • @transmothra lol ur comment is pure win

  • @transmothra it's just like how Foursquare gives you points when checking in...but it doesn't store the points anywhere and you can't use them for anything.

  • @transmothra LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOLOLOLLOOLOLOLOLOLLOLOOL­OLOOOL.

  • @SALDFSKLDFS

    what are you doing?

  • @Bima81004 your mother bitch.

  • Gamification

  • Is this tied in with Sparks?

  • automatic stereotypes!

  • haha omg i lobe you google !

  • Why does the video imply that the +1 button and the share link are the same thing?

  • Lol is there gonna be a badge for watching porn?

  • cool

  • i just use gmail, google reader, google plus.

  • Sounds like an RPG.

  • "Badges? We don't need no stinking BADGES!" ...lol! I just had to say that one! :-)

  • Campy, but then we can make a game from just about anything, huh?

  • Hi Google,

    How are you supposed to keep track over my reading habits since I always log-out from my gmail account after reading my mail and every time I close my browser it will empty automatically everything from my browsers memory e.g. cache, temporary file, history.

    Care to explain?

  • @MichaelNewmann I'm no google employee, but if you are logged in it keeps track of what you are reading. It has nothing to do with your cookies/history. It's all dependent if you are logged in to your gmail. If you aren't logged in then it wont work.

  • @TheAngryJello

    Alright, thanks for your reply. I think I don't need that feature anyway.

  • @MichaelNewmann They wont. 'cause you obviously don't want them to. X_x

  • No... This will not help the world. This will just make the problem of echo-chambers much worse. By creating achievements to force people to read news concerning only what interests them, they will start to neglect issues and news sources that challenge them.

  • YOU EARNED THE NUCLEAR BADGE BY READING 5 ARTICLES OF JAPAN

  • we need more hats !

  • @Unreadableanon Team Fortress 2 seal of approval

  • !!

  • useless

  • Will I need a dungeon group to search for multiple keywords?

  • achievement unlocked :D ... however I quote @y13hargav, more people will read the news

  • Haha! Google News just became an RPG! This will actually be really useful for me if it's built right :)

  • awesome! nice presentation! 

  • nice♥

  • i would have preferred money instead of badges but ok

  • bring this to Google Reader, please!

  • @Guischmitt Reader should merge with Google + Sparks.

  • At least someone went to promote their news section...

  • Close to the very bottom of topics I'm interested in is boxing. Yet Google News gave me my one and only badge in... boxing. I'm looking forward to receiving a rotten turd badge next.

  • Is this going to integrate with Sparks?

  • Humph.. This'll get the kids off that youtube, the tweeter, and fashook for sure!

  • :O Beware of online filter bubbles!  watch?v=B8ofWFx525s

  • Google doesn't understand gamification

  • What a completely horrible idea.

  • brb im gonna go get a porn badge

  • Google summer realese project 3/100.000

  • looks good. :)

  • Now we even get achievements for reading the news. Awesome!

  • I think they are making things just to make things these days

  • I have a Lsdy Gaga one :D

  • "Sparks for Chrome."

  • I can finally throw out my 360

  • Google News: Facebook killer.

  • @nathanatorsecond Do you even know what Facebook is and what Google News is? Completely different things.

  • Yes, I'm awesome.

  • Facebook The Next Boring And Lonely MySpace

  • Google+ The Next Facebook (with a +1)??

  • GetGlue wannabe.

  • I like the idea of personalizing my G news and reading but dude we are not in 1st grade. Badges? Really?!

  • Incredible. It's as if no one in Google had ever seen Blazing Saddles.

  • what?! level up? a new MMORPG by Google?

  • If everyone in class gets 10 Gold Stars we get a Pizza party after school on Friday!

  • I wish Google News Australia got some of this stuff.

  • Brilliant. A way for them to track our behaviors and make us happy about doing it during the same time... I want search badges now.

  • I LOVE BADGES!!!

  • Add badges to the number of friends on google plus lol

  • Sounds like a neat idea.

  • Google is just dope.

  • hahahhahahaha sweeet XD

  • Seriously?! I don't need to get an achievement after I read the news.

  • @SuperJonMitchell Clap hands! Yayyy!!!, will that do or do I need to add a Woo.

  • @SuperJonMitchell Did you just stop at the fact they added badges, or did you even pay attention to the significance of them and what they are for?

  • @rahmanroni When key terms like "Level Up" are involved that's the association I make. And you're a little vain to imply other people are ignorant.

  • @SuperJonMitchell Its to make reading news a bit more interesting for the younger crowd probably. And I'm sorry, I did not mean for you to imply that I was calling you ignorant. I just believe that this is a better way to discover and share news, make it feel a bit more rewarding and get some younger people involved too.

  • @rahmanroni I can see you're point but I feel slightly regretfully it takes that for young adults to read the news.

  • @SuperJonMitchell

    you always dream about this

  • @SuperJonMitchell the dont fucking use it? simple as that. . . .NEXT

  • @SuperJonMitchell Then switch it off. You will earn no achievements. No. Achievements. None. Because you don't deserve them. Because you switched it off. Badges too mainstream? No badges for you. None. You switched them off.

  • @SuperJonMitchell

    Dear Sir,

    These days, its an achievement for people to read the news. I regularly read the news in paper form and sometimes on the web. The youth these days sees reading news as an achievement, hence Google's new feature.

    Good day to you sir.

  • so reading the news is now a competition?

  • sweet! achievements!

  • 6th!!!!!