NOTE Groupon has updated their blog and let more comments in – including ours. Original text from earlier this morning is here:
Groupon. Much will be said about their “poking fun” at the plight of Tibet, at the expense of half-price Himalayan food coupons. Our beef?
“Your comment is awaiting moderation.”
For a social (commerce) darling, we expected much better in terms of blog, and response, from Groupon.
First of all, see here – the Groupon blog – where they explain their reasoning and, it seems, how pumped they were to get actor Timothy Hutton.
Then, see here – which hasn’t been updated as of 3:05 AM Central Time, Monday, February 7:
You’re telling me that “Annie” is the ONLY person who commented?
No – because we commented – but were told “Your comment is awaiting moderation.”
Hint: if you wanna be truly “social,” have someone at the helm at least letting a few more comments into the mix. Also, this is a great place to score feedback, at better than 90% off, since the feedback is mostly free.
GoDaddy. We, for one, can’t wait to see the “.co” extension spread like wildfire.
We jest – but GoDaddy lost the Brand Bowl in this case to one competitor: Network Solutions. Who didn’t even run a Super Bowl ad. Instead, they hired Cloris Leachmann and made fun of GoDaddy.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn25Lb8dick
For the love of Mike, they’ll even let you embed the ad on your own blog.
The buzz before the game was so great that, by the time GoDaddy showed who their spokesperson was – Joan Rivers! – they were out-hipped by “Go Granny.”
Note: We don’t use either company for anything here at Area 224 HQ. But, from a purely “social” standpoint – clever, meme-worthy, promoting sharing, truly social – Network Solutions kicked GoDaddy’s bottom.
Now, we return you to regular programming.
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