Roundup: Amazon’s ‘ham-fisted’ error, Facebook’s baseball surge and more

Roundup: Amazon’s ‘ham-fisted’ error, Facebook’s baseball surge and more

Here’s the latest action:

Gay books disappear from Amazon’s sales rankings
— What caused the incident now known as “amazonfail”? The online retailer first blamed a glitch, and is now saying a “ham-fisted” cataloging error is at fault. Meanwhile, a hacker claims to be responsible.

With the start of baseball season, teams see a surge in Facebook fans — The Boston Red Sox’s page grew from 1,173 fans to more than 46,000 in under a week.

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