Happy Birthday Thessa!

A teenage girl in Germany who forgot to mark her birthday invitation as private on Facebook fled her own party when more than 1,500 guests showed up and around 100 police officers, some on horses, were needed to keep the crowd under control

Take heed auto, candy, alcohol, beverage, condom, fashion, greeting card, cosmetic and cell phone marketers . . .

There's finally something that gets consumers off their butts. Within the week branded parties will be popping up all over the world driven by Facebook and the need to achieve brand engagement.

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