4 posts and columns on #amazonfail

Shocking Bieber Upset: Oil Spill Tops Twitter's 2010 Trends

in Social on December 13, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

Although World Cup tweeting caused record high volume and infrastructure demands on Twitter, the most-discussed topic on Twitter this year was actually the Gulf oil spill, said the San Francisco-based company tonight.

Twitterers Celebrate a New Year by Looking Back 10 Years (And Talking About Themselves, Natch)

in Media on December 31, 2009 at 2:12 pm PT

I don’t know how many people want to know what you were doing 10 years ago. But a lot of people want to tell you what they were doing. Which is pretty much what Twitter is all about. Also: Happy New Year!
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Did Amazon Really Fail This Weekend? The Twittersphere Says “Yes,” Online Retailer Says “Glitch.”

in Media on April 12, 2009 at 7:33 pm PT

Last fall, a small but vocal group of Twitterers managed to shame Johnson & Johnson into apologizing for one of its Motrin ads. This weekend’s replay: a howl of outrage, amplified and directed via Twitter at Amazon, which may or may not have instituted a boneheaded policy regarding “adult” books on its site. Or “adult” books aimed at gay and lesbian readers. Or something. No matter what really happened, the retailer is now in a real pickle.
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