Google Releases Instant Messaging API

Google has announced the release of a new API for building Talk bots on top of Google App Engine, Google's product that lets developers create and host web apps on the Google infrastructure.

Google Shares New Privacy Policy for Books

Google has introduced a new privacy policy for Google Books, to try and appease the critics of Google's enormous book indexing project. The company has also been in communication with the Federal Trade Commission, and has discussed both the new policy and a letter to the FTC on the Google Public Policy Blog.

Vietnam Clamps Down On Bloggers And Online Journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists is condemning the recent arrests of online journalists and political bloggers in Vietnam. The crackdown comes as online journalists and bloggers independent reporting challenges Vietnam's tightly censored state-run media's monopoly on local news and opinion.

Tips for Mobile E-Commerce Success

According to comScore, over 63 million people in the US use the mobile Internet, with 35% of those people accessing it on a daily basis. eMarketer says that over 70 million US mobile phone users will access the Internet from their device in 2009. eMarketer also says that mobile e-commerce is still in its infancy though. While some retailers are ahead of the game, many…