Not too long ago, 22-year-old Sealtiel Chacon Zepeda, from Beaverton, Oregon, began cooking up a scheme to copy gift cards from local stores. He knew he couldn’t just swipe the cards and run, since they would need to be activated by a cashier before he could use them. So, he decided to clone them instead — at the direct expense of consumers. After performing 20 hours of online research, Zepeda purchased an electronic card reader,... 

Filed under: Odds and ends , iTunes The 350 million users of popular social networking site Facebook now have another application they can benefit from — the ability to purchase iTunes gift cards for other Facebook users. This timely functionality, reports The Loop , will let Facebook fans use the familiar interface to purchase and send iTunes gift cards in US$5, $10, $15, $25, and $50 denominations. The interface allows users to select... 

Earlier today the iTunes Facebook Fan page rolled out a nifty new feature: you can now create custom iTunes gift cards and send them directly to a friend through Facebook or via Email. This is pretty nice in and of itself, but also interesting is the fact that the application was built by GroupCard , a startup that lets friends and coworkers jointly create a …  Read More →