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The "once a century" spin surrounding Facebook's Beacon ad system met with some eye-rolling. But now the system itself is being accused of wrecking holiday surprises, and generally blabbing about members' purchases without permission. Moveon.org has mobilized its wrath against the system. Getting some traction - but not as much as movement against the word "is" in Facebook status reports.

Sued to unlock the iPhone, T-Mobile has done so. The catch - they're selling it for almost $1,500.

Ad sales are plummeting in print editions of newspapers. The industry's spinmeisters only want you to know about increasing sales in the much smaller online business.

Songs including in Guitar Hero 3 are selling smartly.

This hasn't stopped a Carter-era one-hit act from suing over their duly-licensed inclusion in another Guitar Hero title.

KFC takes their marketing to outer space. Check out the "making of" video here.

Amazon's Kindle sells out - but gets tepid user reviews.

ThinkGeek brings you the Wi-Fi Detector shirt. To get your discount, use this link and the promo code WEBBALERT to get $10 off orders over $50 and $5 off on orders between $25 and $50. We've received a last minute reprieve - the code is now valid until December 31st! Happy shopping!