Can promotion through social networking sites go too far?

While writing this blog, it had never occurred to me that promotion through social networking sites wasn't necessarily a positive promotional tool until today. Technorati directed me to to the Webloggin' blog (http://www.webloggin.com) on politics, media, and culture. Their post from today (http://www.webloggin.com/scary-peace-people-iii/) caused me to think about things from different angles.

Apparently, a 14 year old girl named Julia Wilson had created a Myspace page called "People who want to stab Bush". She was using the social networking site to bring together others who have ill feelings toward the US president, George W. Bush. Julia decorated her Myspace page in very vivid ways to say the least. Webloggin describes the layout the best by stating "Beneath the words “Kill Bush,” Julia posted a cartoonish photo-collage of a knife stabbing the hand of the president.

Most people wouldn't take an anti-Bush website made by a 14 year old girl so seriously, but the Myspace page was promoted enough to catch the eye of the secret service. Last Wednesday, two secret service agents arrived at Julia's high school where she was pulled out of class to be questioned about her motives toward the president. It is evident that promotion, even if it is not positive promotion, does work on social networking sites.

What do you think? Have you ever encountered a negative promotional page on any social networking sites? Did it work? Should it be allowed? Share your opinions in a comment!