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#amazonfail kinda makes we love the internet, as much as I don't like (or at least don't get) Web 2.0 -- nm

Posted by ty97 Apr 12 '09, 20:01

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I've got an #amazonfail search set up on Tweetdeck, and it's finding between 15 and 30 new posts every minute. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 12, 21:00 7
- Minute? It seems like it's going faster than that and I don't even like twitter. -- nm - Qale Apr 12, 21:02 6
  - Also "Amazon Rank" has now successfully been Google Bombed. -- (link) - Qale Apr 12, 21:03 5
    - And the L.A. Times has picked up the story. (linky) -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Apr 12, 21:10 4
      - A glitch that started back in February. lulz. -- nm - Qale Apr 12, 21:11 3
        
        Same story was picked up at Publisher's Weekly, too. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Apr 12, 21:43 2
        
        The AP has it. I'd link, but I'd have to pay them. -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 21:46 1
        
        Making Books Disappear is one of good blog articles. -- (link) - Qale Apr 12, 22:05
Looks like it's gone international as well. "Ranks for every shonen ai (GLBT) manga I tried are gone too." - Qale Apr 12, 20:56
and if this comes to fruition, I'm in love -- (link) - ty97 Apr 12, 20:06
It's amazing how quickly this happened. I saw the first mention at 11 AM. 12 hours later, Amazon is already turtling. -- nm - Mauer++ Apr 12, 20:02 9
- Well once it was discovered anyway, apparently this is about 2 months in the making. -- nm - Qale Apr 12, 20:04 8
  - While I think the whole business is really stupid, I don't get what's achieved by getting them off the sales lists. -- nm - celedhring Apr 12, 20:05 7
    - They're also harder to find using the search. You can't search for them overall, only specifically within the "book" section. - Qale Apr 12, 20:09
    - What's getting lost a bit in this is that searches don't work either, or don't work properly. You know what you get if you search on 'homosexuality' - ty97 Apr 12, 20:08 5
      - A book that HAS a sales ranking too. -- nm - Qale Apr 12, 20:10
      - or if you search for Lady Chatterly's Lover - Callisto, Monster Apr 12, 20:10 2
        
        If you search for Dan Brown, you get a thirty five page essay on why you shouldn't be searching for him. -- nm - Qale Apr 12, 20:11 1
        
        If you search for Twilight, Stephen King comes to your house and punches you in the face. -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 21:01
      - Yeah, that's a big deal indeed. -- nm - celedhring Apr 12, 20:09

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