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LinkedIn just rolled out a number of changes to its privacy policy and user agreement, informing its more than 200 million members through a notice on the professional network's website. Most of the changes are simplification of the legalese. But one i... Read the rest of this entry »
There's been a big shakeup at Google, and we're still fathoming its implications. But one thing is clear: Change at the top means new opportunities for rising talent. Two top executives who reported to CEO Larry Page—Jeff Huber, head of Google's ... Read the rest of this entry »
Zynga, the online games maker, is appointing superstar venture capitalist John Doerr to its board of directors today. Doerr's firm, Kleiner Perkins, owns about 10 percent of Zynga, having backed it in its earliest days. It already has one partner, Bing... Read the rest of this entry »
As we walked into Facebook headquarters today to cover the launch of its new Home app, we ran into Tumblr CEO David Karp. We chatted with Karp, who said he got out to the Bay Area from time to time—as he should, since the blog-platform operator h... Read the rest of this entry »
Facebook just unveiled Home, a new app which more or less takes over the user experience on phones running Google's Android operating system. The whole point of Android is to get people to use Google's services, like Gmail and Google Web search. Home b... Read the rest of this entry »
Facebook just wrapped up a presentation of its "new home on Android." It turned out to be literally that: a new Android app called Home. Home takes over the Android experience, replacing a home screen which features Google-built services with social no... Read the rest of this entry »
Twitter just released a new feature meant to help mobile-app developers make money—in direct competition with Facebook, which is also actively courting app makers. The pitch isn't subtle, either: "More downloads for your apps," Twitter's develope... Read the rest of this entry »
We think Dan Porter's exit at Zynga is a sign of a bigger shakeup at the games maker, as it tries to figure out whether it's future lies in social games like FarmVille or mobile games like Words With Friends and Draw Something. Sean Kelly, a Zynga VP w... Read the rest of this entry »
Capping off a busy few months of product launches, Facebook appears to be rolling out a promised change to its user-profile pages widely. Just under three weeks ago, Facebook announced a new look for its so-called Timeline pages. The new look reverses ... Read the rest of this entry »
The reason why we all can't stop talking about a mythical "Facebook phone" is because everyone—Facebook included—understands that there's a big vulnerability in Facebook's mobile strategy. The glimmers we've seen of the new software Fa... Read the rest of this entry »