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Circuit City makes a run at MySpace and Facebook
Circuit City has started a social-networking community at its CityCenter web site.
As a social-networking community, there’s no comparison to the trendy MySpace or popular Facebook sites but it has merit.
The site has a gadgets blog and forums with topics like how to pick an HD-TV and answers to technical questions such as whether a user needs an HD cable-TV service to get the optimum high-definition image.
Much of the forums read like a tech support blog on other high-tech sites, and that’s not all bad.
Any company that deals with high-tech products should have a way to reach the consumer, and this is Circuit City trying to do just that. The important thing is it doesn’t appear to be a ruse. The consumer questions sound real and the Circuit City people are clearly identified on the site.
I’m not planning on killing my Facebook page for the Circuit City site but I might check in now and again if I’m looking for an answer to a tech problem or to see what consumers are saying about a particular technology.
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By Johnny Hughes
December 2, 2007 7:11 AM | Link to this
The three most overrated things in America are the FBI, CIA, and MySpace. I worked ever so hard to set up a MySPace page telling all about me and my new novel. Then I could not figure out how to answer when I attracted a few friends. The mechanics are hard on an older Dude.
Johnny Hughes
By derrek
December 2, 2007 8:10 AM | Link to this
Johnny dude old is not the problem. Maybe you should learn something new if you are able. “Beauty does fade with age but dumb is forever.”JJ
By Andy99
December 3, 2007 6:10 AM | Link to this
I am crazy about shopping….Recently I purchased a laptop at discounted price from Circuit-City store through Couponalbum.com……!