A few days ago as I mindlessly scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I saw
someone post a picture of a thing called "Candy Corn Oreos". Being
the Oreo lover that I am, I made a mental note of this limited edition offer
and promised to buy it next time I went food shopping.
So imagine my surprise as I was searching through Mashable.com when I found
an article entitled "What Makes Candy Corn Oreo a Viral Phenomenon?"
The article summarizes how the release of these Oreos was not made from ads,
but rather social media. Apparently not a single ad was released on Facebook,
Twitter, or anything of the sort. The picture was merely circulated around the
internet, and for some reason, people just liked to post the picture of these
tasty treats to their Facebook’s and Pinterest accounts.
I can speak from personal experience about these limited time Oreos after
viewing a picture of them on my own
Facebook news feed, and feeling compelled to try them out. I guess we all fall
to the ploy of social media sometimes.
LINK TO THE ARTICLE: http://mashable.com/2012/09/10/candy-corn-oreos-gross/
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