Whereas tweeting or facebooking that update may be dead simple, the repercussions of a social media fail may be immensely negative. On social media controversy sells like hot cake. In fact, a controversial story will make rounds across the internetz before the truth gets its boots on. Here, are the caricatures, tweets and pictures I found most treacherous! Apparently this was a fake interview from a parody new site. However, the news had already made rounds before the celebrated rapper could clear the air. — Broadcast Coffee (@BroadcastCoffee) December 7, 2013
2. The tweet dated 19th July unveiled the master plan by AlShabaab –through their official Twitter account (currently suspended)– to exterminate kaffirs in the September 21st attack on Westgate mall two months later. The social media savvy police was blamed for having allowed such a warning culminate into a blood bath. 3. Nokia has covertly jibed it’s competitor’s via twitter with provocative but rather colloquial statements. But this one from Nokia New Zealand was in a different form altogether.
4. An estranged twitter user @bmuluu posted a screenshot of two confusing and contradictory messages from MTN Uganda.
5. @DeletedTweets capitalized on Paris Hilton’s blonde reputation to pull through a blonde tweet confusing fallen Nelson Mandela for Martin Luther King Jr. 6. Just another tweet from Jay Rooney — Jay Rooney (@RamblingRooney) November 26, 2013 7 minutes later… — T-Mobile (@TMobile) November 26, 2013 Boom Back! T-Mobile’s CEO seals the deal! — AT&T (@ATT) November 26, 2013 Win for T-Mobile and FAIL for AT&T…such an unenviable predicament, in front of the whole world! — John Legere (@JohnLegere) November 27, 2013 — Jay Rooney (@RamblingRooney) November 27, 2013 Did you notice any other social media fails? share them with us. Image via eoinkennedy
