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I use Google News by searching only. MineralMan Jun 2017 #1
I like seeing a panoply of breaking global events in one screen shot, click when I want to know more MrPurple Jun 2017 #4
Have you tried it today? The search function is just as bad. LeftInTX Jun 2017 #16
No, I haven't, actually. I rarely go beyond the first results page MineralMan Jun 2017 #17
The new format doesn't work as well for searching, either. n/t pnwmom Jun 2017 #25
well, this won't be helpful Brainstormy Jun 2017 #2
I use Twitter as a news feed. n/t demmiblue Jun 2017 #3
Do they still have the format button? leftstreet Jun 2017 #5
They have a Settings drop down for customization. MineralMan Jun 2017 #7
The new version might not have been implemented for you yet, I don't have a classic settings choice MrPurple Jun 2017 #9
Click the gear. It doesn't offer any "Classic" setting, MineralMan Jun 2017 #12
Twitter is probably the best melman Jun 2017 #6
Twitter is crap. Slightly more advanced than cavemen grunts. Thor_MN Jul 2017 #49
Associated Press Alea Jun 2017 #8
agree and Reuters "the wire" side of the app Deb Jun 2017 #37
Thousands of people have complained about this in Google forums MrPurple Jun 2017 #10
I liked the old version for the same reason you did. And I hate the new format. n/t pnwmom Jun 2017 #24
It looks like shit dalton99a Jun 2017 #11
Think it's meant to be easier on phones, but stupid not just have 2 separate versions MrPurple Jun 2017 #13
I am on a phone and looks the same to me . I am in the US lunasun Jun 2017 #14
I use FigTree Jun 2017 #15
That's what I use too. I like it. n/t Chemisse Jun 2017 #29
+1 leftstreet Jun 2017 #34
Thanks for sharing this info. I've never heard of that site before. jcmaine72 Jun 2017 #40
Agree, awful....it is like it is pandering to the "graphics" crowd instead of the "reading" crowd LeftInTX Jun 2017 #18
I think it's about catering to people who are using tiny phone screens MrPurple Jun 2017 #20
That was my first thought when seeing it. Liberal In Texas Jul 2017 #51
I use Yahoo. Sometimes they screw it up, but get it straight. Blue_true Jun 2017 #19
Here's an example of the old layout vs. the new one MrPurple Jun 2017 #21
The New Layout Doesn't Bother Me As Much As The 505 Errors That Keep Killing My Feed... JimGinPA Jun 2017 #22
I loathe it too. I kept switching away, thinking I had made a mistake. nt pnwmom Jun 2017 #23
You'll get used to it oberliner Jun 2017 #26
Flipboard gets my vote for news aggregator. WilliamPlanke Jun 2017 #27
I was frustrated until I discovered the little dropdown.... LAS14 Jun 2017 #28
It boggles my mind that we don't have scalable code yet that can be written... Shandris Jun 2017 #30
Any interest area51 Jun 2017 #31
Couldn't agree more... BoulderCountyGuy Jun 2017 #32
welcome to du gopiscrap Jun 2017 #44
I concur. It's awful. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2017 #33
I don't like it either OP workinclasszero Jun 2017 #35
I don't use google period........I use DuckDuckGo.com as my search engine......they NEVER track you. a kennedy Jun 2017 #36
DU and dKos L. Coyote Jun 2017 #38
Yep, the redesign is awful. I gave it a few days to grow on me. It hasn't. jcmaine72 Jun 2017 #39
I'm learning to like it. blogslut Jun 2017 #41
I liked not specifying sources, so I could see what ones I disagree w/ were saying too MrPurple Jun 2017 #42
+1 leftstreet Jun 2017 #43
"Just for You" and DU marybourg Jul 2017 #45
They know everything you've searched for/read through Google & Youtube MrPurple Jul 2017 #47
No. Only DU. marybourg Jul 2017 #48
At the upper left the bars let you toggle the "Main Menu" on and off csziggy Jul 2017 #46
I've also noticed the quality of the news they use has dropped very recently ck4829 Jul 2017 #50
The old Google News layout theoldgnews Aug 2017 #52
Thank you! Switching my homepage now. MrPurple Aug 2017 #53
Your welcome theoldgnews Aug 2017 #54
Done. Thanks again. Is this provided by Google or has someone developed a program for this? MrPurple Aug 2017 #55
Oh, that's great. Thank you. Like MrPurple, I'm switching my home page to this one. NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2017 #56
It was nice having the old Google News layout, but this site stopped working now. MrPurple Aug 2017 #58
Bummer, theoldgnews.com is great, but it doesn't give me unlimited Washington Post articles MrPurple Aug 2017 #57
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