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Google Drops Query For News Tab

Google News LogoLast week we reported Google Forgets Your Query Between Verticals.

At first, I thought Google not remembering your search query on Google.com to pass through to Google News was a mistake but it might not be.

Try it yourself, go to Google.com type in a query and then click on the “News” link in the top navigation. Guess what happens? You are taken to the Google News home page and that is all.

A Google News Help thread has Googler, Erik, saying that this is not necessarily a bug, if I am reading him right. He said:

He then added in another thread:

I know Google drops the query when you go from Google to Google Maps but does it make sense for Google to Google News?

Forum discussion at Google News Help.

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