This Week in Tech is down to a barebones cast, but that doesn’t mean there’s any shortage of news.  The first point of discussion is the class-action lawsuit against Facebook and Zynga, due to their delivery of deceptive, scammy advertisement.  Advertising is an oft discussed issue on TWiT, so it shouldn’t be surprising that nobody has anything nice to say about Zynga.

Both Leo and Becky are positive about the California ban on power-consumptive televisions, but John isn’t sold.  Despite his typical antagonism, he manages to uncover some of the inconsistencies in the new provision and also brings up some of the misconceptions about comparative power consumption in LCD and plasma sets.

News that the Barnes and Noble Nook is sold out for the holidays gracefully segues into the final topic, Google Books.  It’s a divisive issue, with Leo praising Google for making moves to preserve this media while John seriously questions their intentions and legal rights (or lack thereof) to claim royalities on their scans of public domain books.

Covered news and topics:  Facebook/Zynga class-action lawsuit, in-tweet advertisement, Black Friday deals, Leo’s terrible Middle-Eastern/Arabic impression, Chrome OS, California bans power-hungry TVs, Nook sold out, Google Books, crowdsourcing

The trouble with advertising tweets, web loyalty ripoffs, and the problem with popcorn…

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