Wal-Mart's awkward dress-up as MySpace

Iria · Jul 21, 2006, 12:39 AM

Source: Digital Kids Blog (News.com)
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MySpace may be helping shape a generation of hyper-expressive, socially wired Internet addicts. But Wal-Mart, with its newly launched online social network, is encouraging the little marketer in them.

Wal-Mart's new social network, The Hub, urges kids to "express their style" with a member account showing off their favorite photos, music, and ... Wal-Mart clothing and gadgets. And if a teen produces a video clip deemed worthy, he or she can win an appearance in a Wal-Mart television commercial, along with prizes like a Sony laptop. Stand back, "American Idol."

Jul 21, 2006, 12:39 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Wal-Mart's awkward dress-up as MySpace Source: Digital Kids Blog (News.com) ___________ MySpace may be helping shape a generation of hyper-expressive, socially wired Internet addicts. But Wal-Mart, with its newly launched online social network, is encouraging the little marketer in them. Wal-Mart's new social network, The Hub, urges kids to "express their style" with a member account showing off their favorite photos, music, and ... Wal-Mart clothing and gadgets. And if a teen produces a video clip deemed worthy, he or she can win an appearance in a Wal-Mart television commercial, along with prizes like a Sony laptop. Stand back, "American Idol."