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By Sarah, July 29, 2009 6:50 pm

Who knew 1-800-FLOWERS were so on top of things? The online flower retailer just launched an e-commerce site within Facebook, and it looks to be the very first of its kind.

All 250 million Facebook users will now have the ability to browse, order, purchase and ship flowers and other gifts without ever leaving the site. A partnership with ad network/app developer Alvenda made it possible, giving Facebook users even more access the outside world from inside the cozy little blue and white world.

Before I go any further, I invite you all to take advantage of this new setup and send me flowers. Peonies are preferred but really, I’ll take anything. No allergies here, and my birthday is September 18.

Back to the topic, this is all very fascinating, but what really peaks my interest is the fact that 1-800-FLOWERS are such trailblazers! I only just learned from this TechCrunch article that the flower retailer was the first to ever offer online transactions via AOL. Prior to that, the company had begun investigating e-commerce before such a thing even existed. Who knew they were so ahead of the game when it comes to online marketing?! That being said, let’s see if anyone actually uses this thing.

You’ll have to visit 1-800-FLOWERS.COM fan page to use the store, but the good news is, you’ll get a discount code when you Become a Fan (REMEMBER: PEONIES.)

Before you know it, we’ll be doing EVERYTHING from Facebook. Now, if only they could do something about that truly awful internal messaging system.

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By Sarah, October 28, 2008 8:54 pm

Here’s a great example of how being TOO connected can come back to smack you in the face. It’s social media gone wrong!

This 21 year old dorkus in Australia, Kyle Doyle, calls in sick after a night of too much partying. I am sure we have all been there once or twice in our life, no shame, especially at 21. But lets at least try to be smart about it, Kyle! Moments later the brilliant lad updated his Facebook status to read “Kyle Doyle is not going to work, fuck it i’m still trashed SICKIE WOO.”

His company’s HR department e-mailed him demanding proof of his “medical appointment,” and when he denied, they replied with the above screenshot of his Facebook profile.

BURN!

Maybe next time he’ll think before he updates his status. We’re watching you, Kyle!

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