The dumbest corporate attempts at social media
ZeroGrip
Published
01/22/2015
When companies and brands try to engage us with hashtags it can be disastrous. Unfortunate spelling errors and unfortunate ideas can lead to some very funny responses.
Here are some of the worst hijacked hashtags out there.
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#McDStories McDonalds thought it would encourage it’s “fanbase” to share some of their happiest McDonald memories. -
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They probably expected stories about Junior hitting a homerun and then going out for burgers after the game. That was not to be. -
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#SusansAlbumParty The management team for Susan Boyle probably thought a hashtag was all they needed to remind everyone of the angelic voice that went viral back in 2009 thanks to the TV show Briatains Got Talent. But it appeared no one bothered to look at it typed out. -
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#SusansAlbumParty The management team for Susan Boyle probably thought a hashtag was all they needed to remind everyone of the angelic voice that went viral back in 2009 thanks to the TV show Briatains Got Talent. But it appeared no one bothered to look at it typed out. Read more at http://thechive.com/2015/01/22/the-dumbest-corporate-attempts-at-social-media-21-photos/#5qyfmmDjicLkjsvu.99 -
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#QantusLuxury Qantus, the Australian airline, was feeling pretty proud of its luxurious accommodations and encouraged it’s twitter followers to post about how wonderful their experience was. By now you know where this is going. -
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Passengers took the oppurtunity to remark on the recent news story that 26 passengers of a Qantas flight had contracted food poisoning. Yikes! -
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#NowThatchersDead When former Prime Minister of England, Margaret Thatcher passed away in 2013 a hashtag formed around the idea that the legacy of her controversial policies would end with her. Unfortunately that wasn’t how many people read the hashtag. -
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Most users who were quick to skim and not to read began to tweet about the death of Cher, the mononymous singer. Cher was fine as it turned out. -
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#AskJameis Florida State University had their Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston ready to take questions from fans. Unfortunately Winston had been arrested for stealing from a seafood restaurant and had been accused of sexual assault. The questions were not about football. -
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#ILoveWalgreens Walgreens was caught with an overwhelming hand in the cookie jar feeling when a very obvious paid for hashtag popped up in everyones twitter feeds. “I love Walgreens” is not the kind of phrase that normally has the kind of popularity to trend. People called them out and then came the jokes. -
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#WaitroseReasons Waitrose, a grocery store in the U.K. is considered to be an upscale establishment. The everyman, feeling a bit put off by the hashtag that suggested anyone would shop there let their voices heard. -
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#LGBTFacts LGBT facts stemmed from a single account that was tweeting insulting “facts” about individuals. The hashtag was hijacked and people began posting their own “facts”. -
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