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Walmart Tries to Emulate MySpace

mattsucks writes to tell us that according to AdAge, retail behemoth WalMart is trying desperately to target the MySpace demographic with a new, and highly sanitized, site designed to appeal to teens. From the article: "It's a quasi-social-networking site for teens designed to allow them to 'express their individuality,' yet it screens all content, tells parents their kids have joined and forbids users to e-mail one another. Oh, and it calls users 'hubsters' -- a twist on hipsters that proves just how painfully uncool it is to try to be cool."

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  1. About the song... by Baloo+Ursidae · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Walmart Trys to Emulate MySpace

    Since when is Wal*Mart good for getting laid?

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  2. Re:Grammar Nazi... by xoran99 · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    The only acceptable time for "trys" is when you're on the way to "tryst".

    First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three. No more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out.
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  3. Re:AdSpace by Kiffer · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I'm sorry but water is not a beverage.

    from Dictionary.com
    Beverage
            Any one of various liquids for drinking, usually excluding water.

    from the Compact Oxford English Dictionary
    Beverage
      noun a drink other than water.

    From OED.
    Beverage
    1. Drink, liquor for drinking; esp. a liquor which constitutes a common article of consumption.
    2. A 'draught' which has been brewed, and must be drunk...

  4. Re:Grammar Nazi... by zalle · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    /could
    //you
    ///please
    ////leave
    /////the
    //////slashes
    ///////on
    ////////fark?
    Apparently I have too few characters per line. Hope this helps.

  5. Re:Grammar Nazi... by OakDragon · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    They cut and pasted the title, yet still managed to insert a new spelling error anyway!
    It's a new Firefox extension.