Taco Sanchez Goes to the Circus

Zeldman launched an alter-ego blog and quickly proves that one negative comment will turn a comment thread all negative. The ugly controversy in the comment thread is a live case study of why some business will never allow commenting on their blogs and what still makes PR, marketing, and advertising professionals very uncomfortable.

Besides commenting, business may not want to have a Taco Sanchez show up on their site either. Taco is an Amateur Butt Doctor, Chef Extraordinaire, and apparently an Amazon.com prankster. Taco’s guide to the Greatest Things Ever started showing up on Amazon.com yesterday right next to Clip-n-Seals. I’m not sure how he got on Amazon, if it’s performance art, or if Taco and his friends are just doing it for laughs. Taco may be gone now from Amazon or not show up when you visit the site, but take note that pranksters like Taco are out there, and may even post an crazed opinion about Circus elephants or show up on your business blog.