We knew that. But we have no regrets. Indeed, it's a good bet that at least some of the voyeurs who showed up to goggle at the fashion show will actually go back to the site to buy some goodies for their girlfriends. But the rest of us have less to celebrate. For if there's anything the Victoria's Secret ploy proves, it's that a new medium doesn't improve an old message.
Sex still sells.
Even on the Internet. The author of Virtual Ethics , Dianne Lynch chairs the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at St. Michael's College in Burlington, Vt. Wired Women appears on alternate Wednesdays. Related Stories Victoria's Secret No More Victoria's Secret Webcast A Technological Bust Nobody had ever sold soft porn in the middle of one of America's Major Male Bonding Experiences. ABC News Internet Ventures.