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At the time this post was written, VitaminWater.com 301 redirects to a Facebook page for Vitamin Water . I’m all for trying new things, thinking out of the box, and experimenting. After all, I was one of the few people who liked the skittles redirect stunt . But it was temporary. When you redirect your website to a twitter page, facebook page, wikipedia page or any other page not under your absolute complete control, you are no longer your own master. A lot of web 2.0 companies have a spotty track record and have been known to make some really bad decisions in the past, and I’d put Facebook near the top of the bad decision makers list. Anyone remember the beacon fiasco , holocaust denial incident , or recent privacy kerfufle ? When you put all your marketing eggs in the Facebook basket you put the fate of your company under the guidance, regulations, and terms of service o...

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