Has ShipYourEnemiesGlitter Become a Legitimate Glitter-Shipping Company?
What started as a stunt to fool reporters might actually have become a legitimate company. In a funny twist of fate, it appears that whomever bought Mr. Carpenter’s company might have actually turned it into a real glitter-shipping company.
How This Man Got the Media to Fall for ShipYourEnemiesGlitter Stunt
Mathew Carpenter knew the media would make him rich if he played his cards right. His site sold for $85,000
The strange afterlife of the “ship your enemies glitter” stunt
The site went live on Jan. 12 and was posted to Product Hunt, a startup-listing website, on Jan. 13. Online news media started writing about Ship Your Enemies Glitter the same day, and domainers took notice. Cool case study.