Chrysler cursed on Twitter. What's the big fucking deal? Bad judgment is the BFD. According to Ad Age, an employee of New Media Strategies who was tweeting from the @ChryslerAutos account wrote: "I find it ironic that Detroit is known as the #motorcity and yet no one here knows how to fucking drive." Apparently, the employee was lost inside Twitter--he or she thought she was logged in to another, private, …
Social Gaming The Oscars: @JCPenney #OscarsTrivia
The exclsuive retail sponsor for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards, JCPenney hopes to catch the attention of ceremony watchers who are simultaneously using Twitter, according to Clickz. The contest is live now on Twitter. Here is one of the brand's first questions: The first person who tweets the correct answer and mentions JCPenney receives a $20 gift card from the retailer. …
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Vanity Post
I'd like to offer a public thank you to Judah Johns of London for expressing his devotion. And yes, Mr. Johns a few other people do read AdPulp. …
Modern Digital Life Can Be #SoIrritating
People are irritated and Edge Gel, for one, is doing something about it. Via its @EdgeShaveZone Twitter page and #soirritating hashtag, Edge is slowly developing a following of gripers in effort to "own irritation prevention" in consumers minds. According to Ad Age, Jeffrey Wolf, Edge's senior brand manager, terms it "the anti-irritation platform." And it's not limited to shaving by any stretch. To solve her …
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On Twitter, Logos Have Feelings Too
Some people are dumping on The Gap's new logo. Someone's out there defending it. …
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Today In Twitterverse: Follow Your Dog
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New Twitter For President!
Twitter is exploding with news about the new Twitter, launching today and rolling out to all users over the next few weeks. I suppose I could list a bunch of reasons why this is an important improvement to the short messaging service, but I'd prefer to look at the near instant rise of tongue-in-cheek responses from funny Tweeters people like @Kiala. …
@ChuckGrassley Just Wants To Keep In Touch
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley likes to use new technologies like Facebook and Twitter "just to keep in touch." Which means what? That Senators are friends now? Or that these two platforms for keeping in touch with friends are forever lost to the relentless pitchman? [via Gawker] …
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