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Mlgage (talk) 20:08, 16 February 2012 (UTC)mlgage

Sadiebeezle (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:47, 23 February 2012 (UTC).

options for project - mario game - beggin' strips - microsoft office - amazon app store - mario party - bluebird foods

links for project

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Party_9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beggin%27_Strips

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Appstore

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluebird_Foods

Potential sources for beggin' strips

http://www.purina.com/dog/products/dogtreats/beggin.aspx

http://www.beggintime.com/Default.aspx

http://www.petco.com/product/1922/Beggin-Strips.aspx

http://reviews.petsmart.com/4830/2751547/beggin-strips-purina-beggin-strips-dog-treats-reviews/reviews.htm

http://www.pawnation.com/2010/03/03/are-treats-making-your-pet-fat/

http://www.dickinsonmcneill.net/pcl006.html

http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard//vetec/262007/438504/article.pdf

http://www.petworldshop.com/beggin-039-strips/purina-beggin-strips-dog-treats.php

http://www.peteducation.com/category.cfm?c=2+1659

http://dogs.about.com/od/dietandnutrition/Diet_and_Nutrition.htm — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mlgage (talk • contribs) 19:45, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

http://www.purina.com/dog/products/dogtreats/beggin.aspx — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sadiebeezle (talk • contribs) 19:34, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

http://www.enotes.com/topic/Beggin'_Strips — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sadiebeezle (talk • contribs) 19:32, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

http://reviews.petco.com/3554/1922/beggin-strips-beggin-strips-reviews/reviews.htm

http://knol.google.com/k/anonymous/beggin-strips-history/3ivw14g92f5zv/23# — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sadiebeezle (talk • contribs) 19:30, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

http://www.nestle.com.au/MediaCentre/Documents/MarketingtoChildrenNestleCommitmentFINALCMR.pdf

http://knol.google.com/k/anonymous/beggin-strips-history/3ivw14g92f5zv/23#

http://www.petcentric.com/Read/Articles/Beggin-Pet-Parade.aspx?articleid=7d618183-8fc4-4995-a15a-bb2c9c71c85e

http://beggintime.com/parade.aspx

http://www.petfoodindustry.com/search/Default.aspx?criteria=beggin'+strips — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sadiebeezle (talk • contribs) 18:56, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

http://newspaperarchive.com/waterloo-courier/1999-07-04/page-35?tag=beggin+strips

http://newspaperarchive.com/daily-herald/2004-12-12/page-94?tag=beggin+strips+parade

Topic Ideas
Hey Malorie! I took a look at your ideas and here's some feedback: Hope this helps, The Interior  (Talk) 22:06, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Beggin' Strips - the commercial is stamped in my memory. There's lots of room for expansion here.  I see you've got some links above, try to find some secondary, reliable sources on the item.  Maybe news items on the product, articles in trade journals, books on marketing, etc.
 * Bluebird Foods: this page is really messy at present. It could be trimmed right down and started from scratch.  Same deal about good sources as above.  Could be a great little article about regional junk food.
 * Mario Party - also room for expansion. I'm sure there's plenty of game mag and website reviews that could be incorporated.  WP:WikiProject Video Games is a place to go for help, they're an active bunch of editors.
 * Amazon App Store - this one's a bit more filled out with well-cited content, but always room for more if you have a specific idea.

Division of Labor
Matthew - Nutrition - finding and applying nutritional facts and information on Beggin' Strips

Sadie - History - finding and applying information on the history of Beggin' Strips (how they came about, when they were developed, etc.)

Malorie - Marketing - finding and applying information on the tactics that have been used, productive or otherwise, as well as the people that have been involved in the marketing of Beggin' Strips

To-do list
Good start with potential sources and assigned tasks. The job now is to get rolling with research and drafting your article parts. Don't put them into the article right away. You can either put them into your own sandboxes temporarily or copy the existing article here and work on it in one place. Decide among yourselves the way you want to go. But in any case get reading and composing! I'll look for a solid beginning to your components to be in place by class time Tuesday Mar 13. Good luck! Webster Newbold (talk) 02:40, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

Editing Article
ARTICLE IS OFF TO A GOOD START; A LITTLE MORE FOR AN INTRO AND HISTORY IF POSSIBLE WOULD BALANCE OUT THE OTHER SECTIONS. REFERENCING NEEDS TO BE CONSISTENT ACCORDING TO ONE METHOD, PROBABLY THE FOOTNOTE TRADITIONAL WAY IS BEST--USE THE WIZARD.

PLEASE MAKE A CLEAN COPY IN PATHFINDER'S SANDBOX--MY FAULT FOR NOT TELLING YOU EARLIER. THIS IS THE BEST PATH TO MOVING IT TO THE WIKISPACE.

-Webster Newbold (talk) 17:38, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

Article removed to Sandbox for final editing

Beggin' Strips is a brand of dog treats manufactured and sold in North America by Nestlé's Nestlé Purina PetCare division. Beggin' Strips are designed to resemble strips of bacon.[1]


 * History

Beggin’ Strips were first sold in 1993, beginning in North America. Coupons for the product were released shortly after to try to build support for the treats. Nestle` Purina, the maker of Beggin’ Strips, has been in the pet industry for over 90 years. With Beggin’ Strips being one of the company’s top brands, the company made $12.5 million in sales during the year of 2010. The company reached a new milestone by receiving the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award in November 2010. The current president, Terry Block, has been with the company for over 33 years. Under his leadership, Beggin' Strips continued to be one of the fastest growing dog treat brands in America. The company has recently become more aware of eco-friendly options. Purina has been making improvements in the areas of development, safety, and quality of their products. "That continuous improvement contributes to Nestlé Purina’s status as the most trusted petfood company," says President Block.


 * Nutrition

Purina Beggin' Strips are made of real bacon but are enhanced with artificial ingredients. According to Purina's Beggin' Strip website the initial bacon is preserved with sodium nitrite and BHA. Base ingredients for additional additives include ground wheat, corn gluten meal, wheat flour, ground yellow corn, water, sugar, glycerin, soybean meal hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, meat phosphoric acid, sorbic acid, natural and artificial smoke flavors. Depending on the flavor, artificial coloring is also added. There are six flavors and according to the Dickinson-McNeill Veterinary Clinic of New Jersey and the Seaside Animal Clinic of North Carolina, each treat is about 30 calories. A brand designed for smaller pets, the Beggin' Little's, are about 6-8 calories.

Compared to most dog treats, Beggin' Strips are pretty healthy. Calories of dog biscuits, chew bones, and bacon bites sold from other competitive companies sometimes soar way past 30 calories. According to the Seaside Animal Clinic of North Carolina, a healthy dog, depending on its size, should eat anywhere between 300 to 1,200 calories. A single 30 calorie treat falls way beneath a proportionate meal size and can be given daily with no long term harm. Contrary to popular belief, dog treats can be healthy when given in ration. A single Beggin' Strip given to a healthy dog daily has proven to actually improve the mood and behavior of the dog. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mlgage (talk • contribs) 03:16, 19 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Marketing

Beggin' Strips are mostly famous for their television advertising, beginning in 1994, after they began selling their product in 1993. Shown from a dog's perspective, the excited pet smells Beggin' Strips and is convinced that he is smelling real bacon, exclaiming, "It's BACON!" The voice of the dog was done by Mississippi University for Women's Professor Eric Harlan. More recently, a new commercial was written and voiced by New York comedian Alex Bloom. The product's catchphrase is "Dogs Don't Know It's Not Bacon!"

Today, Purina still hosts their annual Beggin' Pet Parade around the time of Mardi Gras. It is held every year in Soulard, a historic French neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri and might possibly be the world's largest pet parade, hosting over 5,000 pets and their owners. (http://newspaperarchive.com/daily-herald/2004-12-12/page-94?tag=beggin+strips+parade)St. Louis's Waterloo Courier also covered the Beggin' Strips Stupid Dog Contest on July 4th, 1999. This contest offers multiple monetary prizes, the grand prize being a $5,000 supply of Beggin' Strips per year and a trip to see the Late Show with David Letterman in New York. (http://newspaperarchive.com/waterloo-courier/1999-07-04/page-35?tag=beggin+strips)

Mkpalmer (talk) 19:19, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

Source review
Hi folks. Just taking a look at your sourcing so far. I think you need to keep digging. Google Knol is a pretty much a wiki, and we all know they aren't reliable ;) But we can't use that. The Purina source is pretty closely related to the subject; much better to get something third party for that, like maybe a St. Louis newspaper article?  Your library has online databases.  Be looking for business magazine articles, trade journals for pet food, scientific research on pet food, academic writing on marketing, etc.  Stuff with editorial oversight. Have fun, the digging part can be very engrossing.  The Interior  (Talk) 06:06, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Second Review Good work on the nutritional information, I think you've found adequate sourcing for that. The sentence: "Compared to most dog treats, Beggin' Strips are pretty healthy." should either be sourced or dropped. The paragraph on Purina in general (starting: "Beggin’ Strips were first sold in 1993") is problematic.  The source is not about the product, nor is the content you've given here.  It is also not very neutral; it paints the company in a very positive light with no critical couterpoint.  I like the bit on the parade, and the newspaper article is a decent source for that.  The first marketing paragraph is unsourced and really needs one. Right now, I'd say that about 50% of this content needs work before it is included.  Best,  The Interior  (Talk) 23:13, 26 March 2012 (UTC)