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E-Commerce Times 01/27/12

Facebook and Washington state filed federal lawsuits on Thursday against Adscend Media for "clickjacking," a form of spamming that fools users into visiting advertising sites and divulging personal information. "Likejacking" is similar. Users believe links to spam sites are being sent to them by friends. Facebook and Attorney General Rob McKenna filed similar but separate lawsuits against Adscend, alleging the advertising company has profited by collecting money from clients for every Facebook user misdirected to an advertisement or subscription offer. [More...]

Twitter Builds a Better Gagger

TechNewsWorld 01/27/12

Twitter announced on Thursday that it can now withhold content from users country by country on demand, while still making that content available to the rest of the world. The news sparked widespread anger as critics accused the microblogging service of censorship and warned that the policy might impede popular anti-government movements such as those seen during the Arab Spring, which toppled several dictatorial governments in the Middle East last year. "This does appear to constitute censorship," Yasha Heidari, managing partner at the Heidari Power Law Group, told TechNewsWorld. [More...]

ANDROID APP REVIEW
Vignette Lets Android Photogs Get Their Art On

LinuxInsider 01/27/12

Vignette differentiates itself from other Android-based camera apps by adding cross-process, tilt-shift, double exposure and other sophisticated effects like infrared, as opposed to the general toy camera and retro effects commonly found. The paid version of Vignette adds full resolution to the mix. I had been using the free version for some months and loved the app, but was disappointed with the resolution delivered, when I discovered that you had to buy the full version to utilize the full resolution of your phone. The full version has exceeded my expectations. [More...]

PRODUCT PROFILE
New App Boosts Epicor's Tablet Chops in Retail Setting

CRM Buyer 01/27/12

At the National Retail Federation's annual convention,Retail's BIG Show 2012, Epicor debuted its latest mobile offering: the Epicor Retail Clienteling application. It is an add-on for Epicor's existing CRM app, said Dave Burton, product director of CRM services -- meaning a retailer has to be an Epicor customer to use it. However, the app comes with a few additional features designed for the tablet form factor. "The current version we have introduced is optimized specifically for the iPad, but this can run on any tablet," Burton said. [More...]

Apple's Cook Steamed Over Labor Practices Report

MacNewsWorld 01/27/12

Since the middle of this week, the buzz about Apple hasn't been so much its record earnings as disclosures of the working conditions its overseas workers endure, as detailed in a recent report, which touched on worker deaths, inhumane working conditions, disregard for workers' health, the use of underage workers, suggestions that Cupertino cares only about cutting costs and maintaining product quality, and allegations of infighting among senior management at Apple over these issues. [More...]

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