Burger King’s Weird Facebook App
Monday, January 12th, 2009 | Author: techconsumer

Burger King has recently been advertising on Facebook with the help of an interesting, if not bizarre, new application. The fast-food giant has built a Facebook application which entices Facebook users with the promise of a free Whopper (how delicious).

However, getting your hands on the flame-broiled offering isn’t as easy as simply installing the company’s Facebook app. In fact, it’s just a little bit more difficult, and some might even say sinister. To enjoy your whopper, you must not only install the application, but also “sacrifice” ten of your Facebook friends.

That’s right, the application asks but a simple question of its users “What would you do for a free Whopper? Now is the time to put your fair-weather Web friendships to the test. Install Whopper Sacrifice on your Facebook profile and we’ll reward you with a flame-broiled Whopper when you sacrifice 10 of your friends.”

It’s kind of funny, as when the friend is removed, they receive a message letting them know that they were considered to be less important than a free Whopper. Of course, the removed friend is then encouraged to install the application and “sacrifice” some friends themself.

So the question is, would you sacrifice ten friends for a free Whopper?

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