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Lockerz

Lockerz.com was an international social commerce website based in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 2009; by July 2011, the site claimed to have 19 million members in 195 different countries. Lockerz operated primarily on the basis of accumulating and spending Lockerz points, also called PTZ. Members acquired PTZ for logging into the site, watching short videos, referring friends, answering daily questions and polls, or purchasing items from Lockerz, among other activities. PTZ could be used for discounts on clothing, electronics, fashion accessories, and other products in the Lockerz SHOP. Lockerz was targeted at men and women ages 13–30, sometimes called Generation Y. The website also featured an original Web series called The Homes, starring Chelsea Kane. The Lockerz website shut down during the summer of 2014 and redirected to Ador's website until 2016.

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Lockerz.com was an international social commerce website based in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 2009; by July 2011, the site claimed to have 19 million members in 195 different countries. Lockerz operated primarily on the basis of accumulating and spending Lockerz points, also called PTZ. Members acquired PTZ for logging into the site, watching short videos, referring friends, answering daily questions and polls, or purchasing items from Lockerz, among other activities. PTZ could be used for discounts on clothing, electronics, fashion accessories, and other products in the Lockerz SHOP. Lockerz was targeted at men and women ages 13–30, sometimes called Generation Y. The website also featured an original Web series called The Homes, starring Chelsea Kane. The Lockerz website shut down during the summer of 2014 and redirected to Ador's website until 2016.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of foundation: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. members: 20 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. members: 50 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. members: 20 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of foundation is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the members is "20 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the members is "50 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the members is "20 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  8. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376118666

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.