September 25th, 2011 
Social Guy 
Yesterday, during a Google News workshop at the Online News Association conference in Boston, Google has announced a twist in the automated news-feed algorithm – organizations can add “standout” (a new link rel attribute) metadata tags to mark their best stories.
Google News (for the US edition) will use this information as a signal for labeling news stories as “featured” on the home page and in News search results. But there’s no guarantee “standout” stories will be featured, the company said.
September 24th, 2011 Rebecca Jordan The Internet naming of 10 Italian politicians as homosexual has caused a furore, with the country’s main gay rights group calling it a “wretched rag-bag of gossip” that did more harm than good.
Bloggers in Italy have published a list of ten politicians there whom they allege to be “gay but homophobic”. They say they are doing it to “bring a little justice in a country where there are people who do not have any kind of defense against the daily attacks and insults by a class of bad political hypocrites.”
September 24th, 2011 Social Guy 
The Blockbuster video store chain and new owner Dish Network are ganging up on Netflix with a less expensive way to watch Internet video and rent DVDs through the mail.
September 23rd, 2011 Social Guy ![New Facebook Design [INFOGRAPHIC]](http://www.sociableblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/facebook-like-loss.png "New Facebook Design [INFOGRAPHIC]")
SodaHead.com, the web’s leading opinion-based social community, polled its users to find out their thoughts on the Facebook’s new design. 84 percent of respondents hope that Facebook “loses” the new facelift, while only 16 percent have stated they “love it.”
September 23rd, 2011 Guest Authors 
Every year or so — and sometimes more often — Facebook manages to miff a vocal percentage of users by changing the look and feel of its site. As it adds new features, it invariably takes away things that people have grown attached to. It’s no different with the changes unveiled this week. Some have already gone live while others will be coming to your Facebook page soon.
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