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Amazon Pursues Plogging Patent

Posted by Hemos on from the add-it-to-the-one-click-patent-trophy dept.

theodp writes "When it unveiled a beta of Plogs (personalized blogs), a nonpublication request Amazon had in effect prevented the USPTO from disclosing that Plogs were patent-pending. But now you can check out Amazon's patent application for the Personalized selection and display of user-supplied content to enhance browsing of electronic catalogs, which describes how 'blurbs' can be made available in a blog format for viewing by others."

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  1. First plog by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Fuck US corporatism.

    1. Re:First plog by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      How the hell is this flamebait? It's not even off-topic, god damn it.

      You yanks better get used to the fact that the rest of the world hates both your guts and your entire greedy society. Fucking wankers.

  2. It's dejavu all over again .. by GNUALMAFUERTE · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    We are seing articles about patent applications at least once a week.
    We have another potencial litigious bastard here, but, what do we gain by saying the same stuff each time we see such a story? (and beleive me, you will se a lot more in the future)
    Just add this to your /etc/hosts file:

    127.0.0.1 www.amazon.com
    127.0.0.1 amazon.com

    Don't buy anything from them, don't recommend amazon to friends, don't keep a wishlist, don't even go to the frkn site, don't click on banners, etc,etc.

    It's the only way we can fight them.

    --
    WTF am I doing replying to an AC at 5 A.M on a Friday night?