Yeah, the media and the public had a field day (years?) going after failed dot coms. Here's an example from Forbes in 2000, back when they were still a normal

Yeah, the media and the public had a field day (years?) going after failed dot coms. Here's an example from Forbes in 2000, back when they were still a normal publication with journalists: > It was the beloved Pets.com sock puppet who coined the catchy slogan “Because pets can’t drive!” in the site’s omnipresent TV ads. Apparently they’re not good with credit cards either. Today the San Francisco-based site said that it will begin to wind down its operations, laying off 255 of its 320 employees. > Pets.com’s sock puppet was the unofficial mascot of e-commerce and had such a cult following that the site licensed a sock puppet line of merchandise in the spring. Unfortunately, it seems there was little correlation between the demand for plush sock puppet toys and the other products–think kitty litter and rawhide chew toys–that Pets.com sells.