"Standout" tag and "Original content" tags - what's the latest?

[JeanYates]

In November 2010 Google introduced the "standout tag"

http://support.google.com/news/publisher/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=191283

I can't find any articles/blog posts/etc in google after that date, but its use was suggested in a google forum today to help with original content issues.

Has anyone used them?

Does anyone know what's the latest with them? Are they worth trying for SEO? Is there a possible SEO penalty for using them?

Thanks, Jean

[BrianCrouch]

I think if the site in question is not an established news site (appearing in Google News results) then it won't do a thing...  Of course, a blogger that scoops other "real journalists" and is heavily cited ought to at least give it  a try!  If the blog is later given News (Publisher) authority, that standout article could be valuable.