Google News Won't Index Solo Journalists
This has Dan Frommer, currently an indie journalist but formerly Business Insider co-founder, steamed.
According to Romenesko, Frommer applied to have SplatF, his new indie site, included in the Google News index. That means that people searching “news” for certain keywords (undoubtedly tech keywords, given Frommer’s bent) would be able to find SplatF content along with Nick Bilton, TUAW.com, and more.
No such luck, Frommer says. Why? Because Google has a policy of not indexing any one-person news outlets.
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