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Weird Seattle retailer Archie McPhee hit with even weirder PayPal problem, foiling Tardigrade sales

GeekWire

But in recent weeks they ran into an especially weird tech issue: Payment processor PayPal blocked sales of their tardigrade-themed products , such as the glittery glass Christmas ornament above, shaped like one of the microscopic organisms also known as “water bears.” If not jealousy, why would PayPal hate tardigrades so much?

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Amazon is trying to crack down on fraudulent reviews. They’re thriving in Facebook groups.

The Verge

After he left his glowing assessment of the product, Wawiernia received a refund through PayPal, in direct violation of Amazon’s policies governing ratings and reviews. The seller then sends a refund through PayPal. This ensures that the rating has a “verified purchase” tag on Amazon, cementing its supposed authenticity.

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How to Build an eBook Store without Breaking a Sweat

Kitaboo

Most stores take payments in cards, wire transfers, or online portals like PayPal. Using the right keywords in your description, titles, and tags. Additionally, include your target keywords in your descriptions and tags to attract more organic traffic. Some publishers may want to sell subscriptions in their stores.

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Fountainhead: Cloud: What's a Service? Who Are SPs?

Fountainhead

The first set of services that got me thinking comes from PayPal, and is X.commerce. available as a la carte APIs outside of the eBay/PayPal site. i.e. IF Im mentioned on Twitter, THEN text me; IF Im tagged on Facebook, THEN post a message. And these models will come from startups and established companies alike.

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Twitter considers letting you limit tweets to ‘trusted friends’

The Verge

Last month Twitter privacy designer Dominic Camozzi tweeted a similar work in progress feature to let users “unmention” themselves when they’re tagged into a conversation. Image: Twitter. An example warning about a banned phrase.

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Instagram would be better off without Facebook

The Verge

From the onset, it boosted Instagram’s visibility by tagging photos posted to Facebook from Instagram with a link to the app and prompted people to follow their Facebook friends on Instagram. Right now, Facebook Pay allows Instagram users to buy products directly from the platform.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Fuzzing Crypto

ForAllSecure

And things like PayPal and other companies but protected currencies, it's entirely peer to peer that there is no central point which dictates which transactions are allowed and which not. Vranken: Yes, some of them are tagged as evidence of Bitcoin databases, basically clones, but also, audits implement an entirely new system.

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