Comments on: Social Network Bans 5,000 for Being Fat http://socialnomics.net/2010/01/05/site-bans-5000-for-being-fat/ Socialnomics is a blog designed to cover how social media is changing the way we live and do business. We interpert the latest social media news and summarize what it means to users and companies. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:35:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: equalman http://socialnomics.net/2010/01/05/site-bans-5000-for-being-fat/#comment-2473 equalman Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:05:16 +0000 http://socialnomics.net/?p=771#comment-2473 Mary Ann: I guess the english just love to eat during the holidays :) Mary Ann:

I guess the english just love to eat during the holidays :)

]]> By: equalman http://socialnomics.net/2010/01/05/site-bans-5000-for-being-fat/#comment-2472 equalman Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:04:33 +0000 http://socialnomics.net/?p=771#comment-2472 Tammy: Thanks for the insight - very interesting to say the least! Best, Erik Tammy:

Thanks for the insight – very interesting to say the least!

Best, Erik

]]> By: Mary Ann Halford http://socialnomics.net/2010/01/05/site-bans-5000-for-being-fat/#comment-2471 Mary Ann Halford Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:56:28 +0000 http://socialnomics.net/?p=771#comment-2471 Erik, I agree with your assessment. This is clearly a marketing ploy given their significant press coverage on a GLOBAL basis [n.b. Copenhagen-based service went GLOBAL in fall 2009[ - all the way from the Detroit Free Press to the Toronto Sun to the Huffington Post to the BBC and more. I also love the fact that the largest number of the 5,000 fatties kicked off were from English language countries - US (1,520), UK (832) and Canada (533). Erik, I agree with your assessment. This is clearly a marketing ploy given their significant press coverage on a GLOBAL basis [n.b. Copenhagen-based service went GLOBAL in fall 2009[ – all the way from the Detroit Free Press to the Toronto Sun to the Huffington Post to the BBC and more. I also love the fact that the largest number of the 5,000 fatties kicked off were from English language countries – US (1,520), UK (832) and Canada (533).

]]> By: Tammy Hart http://socialnomics.net/2010/01/05/site-bans-5000-for-being-fat/#comment-2470 Tammy Hart Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:06:39 +0000 http://socialnomics.net/?p=771#comment-2470 Apparently they are telling fibs while they filter through your profile to see if you match: <blockquote>Dear member, BeautifulPeople.com has launched globally. The launch is being extensively covered by the global media. The huge media coverage is currently generating so much traffic on our servers that we have had to limit some users from using the site. We are sorry for the inconvenience. We're excited to welcome you, so please check back later. Thanks The BeautifulPeople Team Note: If you just created a new profile and was forwarded to this page, your profile was registered correctly and you will be notified when the site is again accessible.</blockquote> Apparently they are telling fibs while they filter through your profile to see if you match:

Dear member,

BeautifulPeople.com has launched globally.
The launch is being extensively covered by the global media.

The huge media coverage is currently generating so much traffic on our servers that we have had to limit some users from using the site.
We are sorry for the inconvenience.

We’re excited to welcome you, so please check back later.

Thanks
The BeautifulPeople Team

Note:
If you just created a new profile and was forwarded to this page, your profile was registered correctly and you will be notified when the site is again accessible.

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