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VIRTUALISATION Hacker claims credit for Amazon "glitch"
VIRTUALISATION Hacker claims credit for Amazon "glitch" | Hacker claims credit for Amazon "glitch" |
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| by Jake Widman | |
| Tuesday, 14 April 2009 | |
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Amazon's initial explanation was that "adult" material was excluded from sales rankings. The question for Probst was why all gay-themed books seemed to have been suddenly caught up in the "adult" category, even if they weren't sexual in nature. Word spread quickly once book critic Bethanne Patrick tweeted about it, and the hashtag #amazonfail quickly became one of the top Twitter topics. The news was picked up by gay and mainstream media alike, who besieged Amazon with question about why the company seemed to be targeting such books regardless of their actual content. Amazon eventually issued a statement blaming the de-rankings on a "glitch" that they were working hard to correct. CONTINUED Page 2 |
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