Google News Grows Vaster than Empires, and More Slow...
It sends out its creepers. In my inbox right now:
We here at Google News noticed that you were in the news recently, in some articles about the current presidential election. We would like to invite you to participate in a feature we created, Google News Commentary, that allows you to publish commentaries in Google News alongside the articles in which you appear.
Why comment:
- Comments are posted alongside news stories on the U.S. edition of Google News and are highly visible to a wide audience of readers.
- Submitted comments will be posted on Google News unedited, so this is your chance to further articulate your position, clear up factual misstatements, react to counter-opinions, etc. Only individuals mentioned in news stories are allowed to comment, so your words will stand out and won't get lost in the clutter.
How to comment on this story: Reply to this email with the following information:
- Your preferred name and title / organization for attribution.
- A title for your comment.
- A link to a bio for you or your organization.
- A contact phone number (for verification purposes).
- Your comment.
How to comment on other stories in the future: Send the above information along with a link to the news story you appear in to [email protected].
Please note: our guidelines require comments to be in the 'first person,'and any comments you provide to Google News are original, and not replicated content (such as a press release, copy of a blog posting, etc.). In addition, we do not edit comments in any way, even for grammar, spelling, etc. So please send us your comment exactly as you want it published.
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Questions before you comment? We have a lot more information about what Commentary is and how it works: http://www.google.com/support/news/bin/topic.py?topic=12285
License Grant:
By submitting this comment, you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to copyrights, rights of publicity, and any other legal rights necessary to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute the comment. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling Google to display, distribute and promote the comment through its services. You agree that this license includes a right for Google to make this comment available to other companies, organizations or individuals with whom Google has relationships for the provision of syndicated services, and to use this comment in connection with the provision of those services. You understand that Google, in performing the required technical steps to provide the comment to our users, may (a) transmit or distribute the comment over various public networks and in various media; and (b) make such changes to the comment as are necessary to conform and adapt the comment to the technical requirements of connecting networks, devices, services or media. For the avoidance of doubt, you retain copyright and any other legal rights you already hold in the comment. Finally, you confirm and warrant to Google that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the above license.
Sincerely,
Cliff Glickman, The Google News Team
