Two weeks ago, Google announced that they were integrating Google+, their brand new social network, with Google search results, calling the new feature "Search, Plus Your World". The resulting change to Google search results has frustrated some, angered others, and prompted a new conversation about anti-competitive practices and antitrust laws in relation to Google. Yesterday, Google made sweeping changes to their privacy policy that caused a similar stir. This situation is the culmination of Google's slow progress from innovator to accumulator, it's not new, and it's killing the quality of Google's best product. More »