5 posts and columns on changes

Stock Trades Near 52-week High on Message That It's an All "New eBay"

in Commerce on February 10, 2011 at 1:28 pm PT

Two years ago, eBay’s CEO John Donahoe promised Wall Street analysts massive changes to improve the company’s e-commerce experience. Today, he says it’s all “new eBay.”

Exclusive: Google’s Android Design Expert Outlines the Vision Behind Honeycomb

in Mobile on February 1, 2011 at 4:02 am PT

In an interview, former Palm designer Matias Duarte talks about the changes that will allow Android to evolve from a phone-centric operating system to one well-suited to tablets and all manner of other devices.

Google Apps' New Promise: No More Downtime

in Enterprise on January 14, 2011 at 9:20 am PT

Service will be as reliable as a telephone dial tone, Google promises. No interruptions, even for upgrades or maintenance.

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Google Tightens Copyright Protection Efforts

in News on December 2, 2010 at 12:22 pm PT

Google today announced four changes aimed at making copyright protection easier: Copyright takedown requests will be acted upon within 24 hours, AdSense anti-piracy review will be improved, terms “closely associated” with piracy will be prevented from appearing in autocomplete and the company will endeavor to make authorized preview content more available in its search results. The changes will take place over the next few months.

Facebook’s New Privacy Policy: Share Everything With Everyone!

in Media on July 1, 2009 at 11:44 am PT

Are you one of those Facebook users who worries that your boss will see photos of what you did last weekend? Then you’ll like Facebook’s new privacy policy. But if you’re part of the large group of people who think that nothing is really private on the Web and that everyone should see everything you do online, then you’re really going to like Facebook’s new privacy policy.
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