Facebook Blows A Whopper Of An Opportunity


	Facebook Blows A Whopper Of An Opportunity

ninjapants

1-15-2009 5:04 PM

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And now Burger King is getting MORE publicity through Facebook banning this viral.

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Sacrifice ten of them and you got a free Whopper. 233,906 friends were removed by 82,771 people in less than a week.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/14/facebook-blows-a-whopper-of-an-opportunity/">Facebook is overjoyed, right?</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/14/facebook-blows-a-whopper-of-an-opportunity/">a great example</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/14/facebook-blows-a-whopper-of-an-opportunity/">on how a big brand can get real engagement from users.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/14/facebook-blows-a-whopper-of-an-opportunity/">This is the future of advertising. 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