Comments on: Wal-Mart Social Networking Website fails. $50 to the best joke! http://marketingtechblog.com/2006/10/04/wal-mart-social-networking-website-fails-50-to-the-best-joke/ new media strategies and other marketing gems Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:14:21 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Martin Weiss http://marketingtechblog.com/2006/10/04/wal-mart-social-networking-website-fails-50-to-the-best-joke/comment-page-1/#comment-7029 Martin Weiss Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:10:13 +0000 http://marketingtechblog.com/2006/10/04/wal-mart-social-networking-website-fails-50-to-the-best-joke/#comment-7029 <i>Oops, my feedback got truncated. (Honey, they shrunk my blog).</i> 3. Because a company that makes its money by destroying communities, cannot really expect making money from building communities. Oops, my feedback got truncated. (Honey, they shrunk my blog).

3. Because a company that makes its money by destroying communities, cannot really expect making money from building communities.

]]> By: Stephen Coley http://marketingtechblog.com/2006/10/04/wal-mart-social-networking-website-fails-50-to-the-best-joke/comment-page-1/#comment-6954 Stephen Coley Thu, 05 Oct 2006 03:07:32 +0000 http://marketingtechblog.com/2006/10/04/wal-mart-social-networking-website-fails-50-to-the-best-joke/#comment-6954 "It seems that Goodwill bought out all of the skilled web developers in the area: causing own social networking project to come to a complete halt. The good news, as always, is that our very own 'Day of the Week Underwear' has remained our top selling product for another consecutive 10 years..." - Walton “It seems that Goodwill bought out all of the skilled web developers in the area: causing own social networking project to come to a complete halt. The good news, as always, is that our very own ‘Day of the Week Underwear’ has remained our top selling product for another consecutive 10 years…” – Walton

]]> By: Ade http://marketingtechblog.com/2006/10/04/wal-mart-social-networking-website-fails-50-to-the-best-joke/comment-page-1/#comment-6947 Ade Thu, 05 Oct 2006 01:21:33 +0000 http://marketingtechblog.com/2006/10/04/wal-mart-social-networking-website-fails-50-to-the-best-joke/#comment-6947 Because Wal-Mart is too big to fit through the series of tubes. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_of_tubes) Because Wal-Mart is too big to fit through the series of tubes.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_of_tubes)

]]> By: Roy http://marketingtechblog.com/2006/10/04/wal-mart-social-networking-website-fails-50-to-the-best-joke/comment-page-1/#comment-6945 Roy Thu, 05 Oct 2006 00:50:18 +0000 http://marketingtechblog.com/2006/10/04/wal-mart-social-networking-website-fails-50-to-the-best-joke/#comment-6945 The 82 year old Walmart Greeter/Webmaster kept falling asleep. The 82 year old Walmart Greeter/Webmaster kept falling asleep.

]]> By: Martin Weiss http://marketingtechblog.com/2006/10/04/wal-mart-social-networking-website-fails-50-to-the-best-joke/comment-page-1/#comment-6927 Martin Weiss Wed, 04 Oct 2006 22:16:45 +0000 http://marketingtechblog.com/2006/10/04/wal-mart-social-networking-website-fails-50-to-the-best-joke/#comment-6927 3. Because. 3. Because.

]]> By: Easton Ellsworth http://marketingtechblog.com/2006/10/04/wal-mart-social-networking-website-fails-50-to-the-best-joke/comment-page-1/#comment-6920 Easton Ellsworth Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:54:58 +0000 http://marketingtechblog.com/2006/10/04/wal-mart-social-networking-website-fails-50-to-the-best-joke/#comment-6920 Thanks to a typo, Wal-Mart's email pitch begged all A-list bloggers for "promotional HELL" instead of "promotional HELP!" Thanks to a typo, Wal-Mart’s email pitch begged all A-list bloggers for “promotional HELL” instead of “promotional HELP!”

]]> By: Rick Cockrum http://marketingtechblog.com/2006/10/04/wal-mart-social-networking-website-fails-50-to-the-best-joke/comment-page-1/#comment-6916 Rick Cockrum Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:06:16 +0000 http://marketingtechblog.com/2006/10/04/wal-mart-social-networking-website-fails-50-to-the-best-joke/#comment-6916 It's kind of tough to market to kool kidz when they're all at the mall. It’s kind of tough to market to kool kidz when they’re all at the mall.

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