This is beyond lame

Big thanks to whoever does the Dead Kennedeys MySpace page (I know it's no one from DK) for posting this.

Apparently Wal-Mart has launched a marketing website aimed at young teens disguised as a social networking site. Just go to it and watch the video that plays when the page loads up. I'm sure that pretty much all of their target demographic can see through this; kids are pretty good at smelling bullshit. There's nothing less cool than something like this. Why would they want it when there already is MySpace?

See the Advertising Age online article for a decent summary and critique and and also check out Walmart Watch for tons of info on how Wal Mart screws workers, costs our government (and therefore you and me indirectly) millions of dollars, and in general behaves unethically.