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Comments on: Delete 10 Facebook friends, get a free Whopper

Fast-food chain Burger King's new Facebook application will give you a coupon for a free burger if you start trimming that friends list. What it won't do: trim your waistline.

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by markmidtown January 9, 2009 9:15 AM PST: I'd rather drop Facebook- which is just what I did this morning and I'm urging my friends to do the same. There's lots of other cyber interface modalities out there. This is a stupid marketing move.; Like this Reply to this comment


by Dalkorian January 9, 2009 11:30 AM PST: So the take home message is a whopper is worth 10 facebook losers?; Like this Reply to this comment


by D3vildog699 January 10, 2009 1:19 PM PST: Im totally gonna axe some of the chicks i have on mine. I wonder what my girl would say :); Like this Reply to this comment


by joosepR January 11, 2009 8:01 AM PST: tell again that there is no free lunches,; Like this Reply to this comment


by Harrison912 January 12, 2009 9:59 AM PST: Thanks, Caroline, for the humorous lift for the day. I'm typically on FaceBook to socially market my safety and security web site so I'm not trading any of my "friends" for a whopper. They're worth more to me than a heart attack on a bun anyday!; Like this Reply to this comment


by kathyarlene January 13, 2009 5:18 AM PST: Again another negative Burger King campaign. I guess I need to write to them again. Last time I wrote was about the Kill the King commercials.

Sorry. I have a problem with advertising that says hurt someone else to satisfy yourself. I'm in advertising, so I think I have a right to say it. But I feel everyone should complain when they see this type of thing. Advertising is insidious. It's a form of brainwashing. So when there is something repeated... like the candy commercial where the kid is thinking how he can get rid of his friends so he can have the candy all to himself... it puts a message in the subconscious to be hateful, don't share - even with friends.

My apologies for my tirade. I find most advertising is produced by imbeciles who never left the playground.

Hope you have a beautiful day!; Like this Reply to this comment


by nunonun0 January 14, 2009 11:04 AM PST: Wait a minute, looks like Facebook just took it down http://whoppersacrifice.com/; Like this Reply to this comment


by January 15, 2009 7:05 AM PST: So Facebook killed the app. If you try to install the app you will get a message screen from Burger King.
"Burger King Sacrifice has been sacrificed"; Like this Reply to this comment


by whoaddme January 16, 2009 4:25 AM PST: that sounds scary too..
http://www.whoaddme.com; Like this Reply to this comment

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CNET News' Caroline McCarthy is a downtown Manhattanite who believes that, despite popular opinion, the Web can actually help your social life. She's happily addicted to fun social-media tools from Twitter to Yelp to Facebook, sends an inordinate number of text messages, and has a tendency to waste time at the office reading restaurant blogs. Here, she explores all facets of the Web's gregarious side, as well as the unique tech culture in her home city of New York. (Don't call it Silicon Alley.)