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Wal-Mart Tries to be MySpace. Yes, Seriously.

google.com — "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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  • tidu, on 10/12/2007, -2/+93I can't wait to be a hubster
  • Cynic66, on 10/12/2007, -5/+88My Mom says I'm cool
  • D4r7h3v1l, on 10/12/2007, -6/+81Your mom said the same thing about me...
  • jayfehr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+61I can't believe I'm about to say this, but...

    I think I prefer mySpace.
  • gumby05, on 10/12/2007, -4/+63Rollback the originality!
  • tom6a, on 10/12/2007, -11/+68In other Walmart news..."Wal-Mart is no longer prosecuting first-time shoplifters if the value of the goods stolen is less than $25."
    http://www.omninerd.com/2006/07/13/news/812
  • ozzz, on 10/12/2007, -7/+62terrible
  • cambrown99, on 10/12/2007, -2/+57Everyone on Digg should join just so we can make fun of it from within.
  • aj1215, on 10/12/2007, -1/+55(Comment Pending Approval)
  • Unimaxium, on 10/12/2007, -6/+60"anyone who has ever went to school knows exactly how wrong this is."

    Anyone who has ever gone to school should know that it's not "has went" :-P
  • Toon, on 10/12/2007, -2/+54It's about time! I can get everything else at Wal-Mart and now I can finally get raped.
  • PoorYorick, on 10/12/2007, -2/+54My name is Porter, and I love unions, union organizing, and living wages. My turn-offs are trade deficits, estate tax repealers, and corporate welfare.
  • titlesaysitall, on 10/12/2007, -0/+44(Reply Pending Approval)
  • seventoes, on 10/12/2007, -3/+45"Shopping will be my number ONE hobby this fall. I am going to be the most fashionable teen at school! I'll be on the lookout for the latest fashions. From leggings to layers, to boots and flats, big belts, and headbands! I'll be looking for it all! Layering is SO IN right now. Hobo bags are also in style. OH! And big sunglasses! WHOO!! I don't know where to stop! With all of the new clothes I'll be getting, the kids at school will be begging me for fashion tips!"

    Wow... leggings and hobo bags?? WTF is a hobo bag???
  • Computer_Kid, on 10/12/2007, -0/+40I spend $150 on clothes every year.
  • Zippo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+41Wow... I didn't think it was possible to try and imitate MySpace and actually make a worse site. Kudos, WalMart, kudos.
  • grayapple, on 10/12/2007, -0/+39Has anyone looked at these people's pages...
    dear god - "'The laptop will make me ultra fly because then I can make lots of new skate movies."
    ULTRA FLY... ULTRA ***** FLY... WHAT THE *****!

    "This reflects style because I love to eat. ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK! p.s. I own this."
    Orange isn't the new black boy!
  • Tobey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+39If Wal-Mart ever wants to be cool, for a start, they need to redesign their crappy logo. Just seeing that logo makes me feel like a poor person.
  • FluffyArmada, on 10/12/2007, -1/+37I'm +1'ing you because you spelled epitome right.
  • D4r7h3v1l, on 10/12/2007, -4/+40Wal-Mart is the epitome of hip!
  • bravecoward, on 10/12/2007, -2/+36Walspace.
  • RichPowers, on 10/12/2007, -3/+36Who the hell gets paid to think of this crap? Wal-Mart isn't exactly trendy and people hate when they're branded with terms like "hubsters." I even clicked on the link to the site and was greated with a horrible "LOL THIS IS MY LIFE!" video, lame guitar background music in all.

    Someone in the company should've realized this was a terrible idea the minute it was announced.
  • VaKo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+33(Your Parents have been informed)
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+32This is the link to the walmart page
    http://schoolyourway.walmart.com/

    Its funny. Just browse the pages they have it. Its SUPER FAKE. Its obvious that the website personal pages are phoney with actors playing the role of genuine users.
  • nickms, on 10/12/2007, -3/+34imagine the board meeting

    out of touch walmart guy 1: "let's copy myspace, but strip it of everything that makes people want to use it"
    out of touch walmart guy 2: "what's myspace?"
  • InsaneMachine, on 10/12/2007, -1/+31That's why they hired a hobo off the street and paid him in booze and drugs.
  • tamzarian, on 10/12/2007, -1/+30(Approval denied, lewd content has been detected)
  • elnerdo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+29You got that one spot on, actually. My mommy did buy the underwear that I'm currently wearing from Wal*Mart.

    It's soulless, sterile underwear, though.
  • crims0ndud3, on 10/12/2007, -2/+30"...monthly $150 clothing budget..."

    Who would spend $150 on clothes every month?
  • Sprayee, on 10/12/2007, -5/+32I'm not going to be caught dead using this.
  • danglerman, on 10/12/2007, -3/+29That makes me laugh. Yes, seriously
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+31I can see this being a social meca for christian suburbia kids who's soccor moms deemed myspace too unsafe. "The Hub, for everyone who didn't fit in on myspace"

    I wish little susy good luck "catching a cute boys eye" in her walmart prom dress.
  • titlesaysitall, on 10/12/2007, -0/+25SexyGenericGirl17: OMG!! you made my sandals!!!!
    Chinese Boy: 我恨你和公司
    SexyGenericGirl17: Ok TTYL
  • thursvai, on 10/12/2007, -1/+25"Styles and music that make the grade from homeroom to homecoming."

    Come on guys, who doesn't want that?
  • mark1372, on 10/12/2007, -0/+24(Descending amount of thumbs-ups means the joke's over)
  • ninjasavant, on 10/12/2007, -0/+23This is exactly the kind of crap that is overfilling the interweb tubes.
  • rabiddogma, on 10/12/2007, -0/+22Really? I set up an account to tell the world how much I love TARGET!

    Maybe you can use yours to tell the world about how you are a 10 year old who works in a sweat shop in cambodia making all Wal-Marts crap! Won't it be fun? Yeah and then maybe our moms will think we're hella (or insert other trendy teen buzzword here) cool!
  • hodyoaten, on 10/12/2007, -2/+23I like this idea... it's a cool way for American kids to hook up with the kids in China who made all that inventory.
  • GeneralFailure, on 10/12/2007, -0/+21The funny thing is that their user id's start at 12 million, but it looks like they only have about 40 people.
  • DS513, on 10/12/2007, -1/+21Totally rad! A sterile place run by a soulless corporation where I can talk to my friends online! What a capital idea.
  • Rell812, on 10/12/2007, -2/+22Good old Wal-Mart. Nothing quite as hip as a store that demands a censor be made to a Nirvana album because one of the song titles is "Rape Me."
  • bebop717, on 10/12/2007, -2/+22Let's boycott Wal-mart, not for use of sweatshops, under paying employees, selling crappy merchandise, or killing mom and pop stores, but for this nightmare of a marketing *****.
  • seventoes, on 10/12/2007, -2/+21well duh, would you use it? They have to pay people to act like they use it.
  • theciuffo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+19If Wal-mart sold shirts that said "LOL I'M A HUBSTER" I'd totally buy one
  • zachimus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18What the hell does that even mean?
  • Snakedal337, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18Quite obviously. The spelling is to perfect.

    "Shopping will be my number ONE hobby this fall. I am going to be the most fashionable teen at school! I'll be on the lookout for the latest fashions. From leggings to layers, to boots and flats, big belts, and headbands! I'll be looking for it all! Layering is SO IN right now. Hobo bags are also in style. OH! And big sunglasses! WHOO!! I don't know where to stop! With all of the new clothes I'll be getting, the kids at school will be begging me for fashion tips!"

    Oml3! Liek Shoppig _ < Much more realistic.

    EDIT: And this "Finding my stride" on the second page. NO KID SAYS THAT.
  • i440, on 10/12/2007, -2/+20Because the hippest place to buy the latest fashions is Wal-Mart.
  • Abennobashi, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19I wonder if wal-mart would prosecute me for signing up and having "here to suck *****" as my tagline.

  • Snakedal337, on 10/12/2007, -5/+23I feel I now need to take the time to thank adobe for its stupidity.

    Thank you adobe, for not giving linux Flash 8 or above. Thank you for not allowing me to view this page.

    Thank you, I always knew you were secretly watching out for me.

    /end love
  • IcyJoey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+17"Shutup, Mom!"
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