Faceparty to users: F*ck the Haterz

Ages ago an article in Marmalade magazine (RIP) really struck a chord with me – it predicted that people would get sick of nice brands like Innocent and start wanting to be treated a bit rougher. The ‘nasty brand’ would begin to emerge, one that gave it back once in a while, took the piss out of its customers a bit, engaged in a bit of friendly banter and wasn’t quite so nice etc.

Well Faceparty today took that to the extreme and told its users that it’s ’shut the whole site down and fucked off to the zoo” because of their recent behaviour. In could of course be a big stunt to reinforce its anti-corporation stance whilst generating lots of online buzz at the same time . . .

Listen this is our HOBBY, not our business. there was a time when you understood that – back when the net was run buy [sic] the people like us, and not by massive corporations – just because MySpace and Facebook sold out to the corporate world, doesn’t mean we did – we said no. Stop expecting “customer service” from us, cos WE DON’T HAVE CUSTOMERS – IT’S A FREE FUCKING SITE – too many of you treat us like we owe you something. And quit the “you need us attitude” cos we really fucking don’t. We don’t make money from you – it’s free. The things you pay for only cover the costs for the things you use.

On a serious note too – it does make you think about the variety of FREE internet things you use everyday and what you expect from them. Um, Twitter!!!?

[Via the Register and Whatleydude]