Taking Web 2.0 to a whole new level, Google News is adding a new feature to its news homepage: creating a special subset of comments for "those people or organizations who were actual participants in the story".

"We're hoping that by adding this feature, we can help enhance the news experience for readers, testing the hypothesis that -- whether they're penguin researchers or presidential candidates-- a personal view can sometimes add a whole new dimension to the story."

Maybe this new comment feature will usurp the hundreds of innane and illiterate comments that ususally swamp news and blog pages.