Tag Privacy

Have you been too afraid to click on TakeThisLollipop.com and give the site access to your Facebook profile and private information? This site has seen its “Likes” on Facebook grow from a very small 13,000 yesterday morning to over 182,000 as of this afternoon. As you enter the site, you see the message “Take This Lollipop, I Dare You.” But…

What happens after the countdown clock on Take This Lollipop reaches zero? Nothing apparently. To update my previous posting, I expected that the site may post a link to your Facebook profile, generate a similar video with the friend it mentioned, or perhaps reveal more about the campaign. Unfortunately after waiting until the clock reached zero on multiple instances I did not see…

As a child your parents teach you to never take candy from a stranger. Take This Lollipop is the 21st century re-imagination of that conversation, reminding consumers why privacy should be a concern. And, perhaps, why you should never trust virtual strangers. Reminiscent of Intel’s Museum of Me, the experience begins innocently enough when Take This Lollipop presents you with a Facebook branded sucker asking…