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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. Overlords by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I for one welcome our new Plogging Patent overlords.

  2. Yea yea... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Yea yea. Patents suck and Amazon is evil. Blah blah blah.

    What are you going to do about it because bitching on Slashdot is a total waste of time. You're not even getting the word out by posting here.

  3. ep... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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