Google Wants To Help You Save Energy

Is there anything that Google doesn't do? Seriously. Today the company has announced the first partners for its PowerMeter Tool. Essentially, the PowerMeter (available as a Google gadget) shows consumers how much electricity they are using right from their computer. The idea is of course that when you can see how much electricity you are using on an appliance-by-appliance basis, you can make the necessary…

eBay Makes Changes to User Agreement

On Friday, eBay released a revised version of its user agreement. The changes deal with situations where a buyer has alleged receipt of a counterfeit item. eBay Senior Counsel Scot Shipman discusses the changes in a company blog post. He says that under the changes:

Does Dmoz Still Have a Place in Search?

Dmoz.org, also known as the Open Directory Project, is widely considered to be the mother of all directories. Well, that was the case at one time, anyway. Dmoz has dropped significantly in popularity over the years, and is the subject of much criticism by webmasters looking for inclusion. What do you think about Dmoz these days? Is it still valuable? Tell us what you think.

Mobile App Offers ‘Glympse’ Of Where You Are

A company called Glympse, Inc. launched a mobile phone app allowing users to share their location and provide a GPS-tracking map to a select group of people for a certain period of time. For example, when Godot is running he late, he could send word and interactive Google Map application showing where he is, how fast he’s traveling, and what time he expects to arrive.…