Girl Scouts Selling Cookies On MySpace
Girl Scout Cookies are an icon of American culture.
They’re also the backbone of the Girl Scout Cookie Program, the leading entrepreneurial program for girls.
The Girl Scouts of America built a site on MySpace to sell cookies.
That’s all fine and dandy, just don’t let the scouts themselves anywhere near the site.
We need to keep some innocence in America don’t you think? Especially with the Girl Scouts.
I also prefer going to my local super market when the time comes to buy Girl Scout cookies… to help support the local troops in my area… again, this is part of American culture, wouldn’t you agree?
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February 19th, 2007
here in Canada we have Girl Guides and the younger girls are in Brownies. I sometimes buy their cookies…but it’s been ages since I have because I don’t see too many of them around here anymore.
February 19th, 2007
Here in America we also have Brownies.
They’re younger versions of Girl Scouts from what I remember.
For boys, we have Cub Scouts, then Boy Scouts.
February 19th, 2007
I think the pressure of walking past a table with Girl Scouts selling cookies is part of their success. Remember how well newspapers did when it was Timmy down the block delivering?
Take the “Girl Scout” out of selling “Girl Scout Cookies” and it’s just…. “Cookies”.
February 19th, 2007
That’s exactly my point Doug, walking by the table of Girl Scout cookies for sale and getting a few boxes… an American tradition…
I really hope MySpace doesn’t become considered an American tradition.
February 19th, 2007
It’s unfortunate, but like it or not, MySpace has become an American tradition.
Not sure yet – you might want to see if Bush has his own MySpace. Maybe he blogs about committing war crimes?
February 19th, 2007
Girl Scouts ARE NOT selling cookies on MySpace. They have created a MySpace page to raise awareness for the cookie sale. They have also created a Web site, GirlScoutCookies.org, to help folks locate cookies in their community.
February 19th, 2007
I don’t see what’s wrong with the myspace page. Granted, I don’t like myspace, but it’s another venue for them to get seen in, especially for people who forget when cookie-time is.
Besides, they’re not selling the cookies on the page. They give you a way to look up what troop is in your area, and where their “selling site” is, so you can go buy them from the local troops.
I’d be more worried if it was a page for an individual troop, who was selling their cookies online.
February 19th, 2007
@Dylan: Bush doesn’t even use the internet according to reports and interviews I’ve watched about him and discussing the internet.
February 19th, 2007
@lisa: Well the Girl Scout MySpace page is done really well, so that’s not my issue with it.
Agreed it’s another venue for getting the word out about the cookies, but common, what person living in America doesn’t already know about Girl Scout Cookies?
Every year they show up at stores, parks, schools and proud parents bring cookie order sheets to work… everyone knows about them… hehe… they don’t need to be on MySpace.
February 20th, 2007
Sean –
Girl Scout Cookies do enjoy great brand recognition, but most folks don’t know when cookie season starts in their community. And, awareness of cookie season is only half the reward. Actually knowing how and where you can purchase cookies is the real challenge. If you don’t happen to run into a Girl Scout selling cookies in front of a grocery store or work with a parent of a Girl Scout then you are pretty limited in terms of cookies access. Promoting the cookie program on the single most popular social networking site on the Web and then connecting that with a cookie-finder tool seems kind of like a no-brainer to me.
February 20th, 2007
John, I agree with you and even said in my post “That’s all fine and dandy, just don’t let the scouts themselves anywhere near the site.”
Young girls, like the Girl Scouts don’t need to be on MySpace was my point.
Have you seen what happens with young girls on the site? They get all kinds of weird creeps asking for sex, drugs and other stuff.
This is why I said “We need to keep some innocence in America…” – “Especially with the Girl Scouts.”
I hear daily in my line of work from parents, teachers and city officials about how MySpace is causing issues for our youth and when I say youth, I mean the boys and girls under 17 years of age.
February 28th, 2007
I don’t see anything wrong with it and blogged those EXACT sentiments today!
February 28th, 2007
Hi Angela.
As I said on my comment over on your blog, I agree that if the Girl Scouts take the same steps as you’ve done to protect your family from the negative aspects of MySpace, then yes, it’s a great marketing tool and can help promote them.