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Reports of Google Shopping not Allowing Searches Containing the Term “Gun” Greatly Exaggerated

News of Google Shopping’s censoring (i.e. not allowing) searches containing the search term ‘gun’ are greatly exaggerated. Earlier this week Business Insider reported, and we quote, that “Google Shopping bans searches for ‘water guns’ and ‘Guns N Roses'”

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Do You Suffer from Amazon Guilt? Should You Feel Guilty about Shopping Online with Amazon?

There is a new condition known as ‘Amazon Guilt’. Oh, it’s not clinically recognized, but it’s starting to be socially recognized. It’s basically the guilt that one feels for buying things online from Amazon rather than from a local provider. Sort of the way some people may feel guilty about shopping at big box stores rather than smaller mom and pop shops.

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New Malware Spam Thanks You for Purchasing and Shopping with Them

In the last 24 hours some malicious agent has sent out a massive spam run with a malware payload behind a link to “open your invoice”, “download details” or “open your payment details”. The emails seem to come from senders such as admin@rodridersracing.com, jesmond.zammit@sis.com.mt, reservas@golfplazaresort.com, info@indyatour.com, info@renotahoewintergames.org and info@villapoggetto.it, and the text is all very gappy.

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Amazon iPhone Application Lets You Shop by Snapping a Picture

Amazon Remembers is a new iPhone application that lets you send a picture of anything to Amazon, and if it is at all available for sale within Amazon’s huge network of products, they will send you a link to purchase it within 24 hours.