BP oil spill - redirect traffic In the wake of the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, BP has been getting a lot of negative press, has been...
The power of social media when a crisis or emergency erupts When most business leaders think about the advantages of using social media for business, they immediately think of the...
Nestle Food giant Nestle, already under pressure from environmentalists, became the subject of a Facebook- and Twitter-based "twitstorm" when the operators of the corporation's Facebook page took a hostile approach...
Flash mob protest against BP Through a Facebook page a flash mob was arranged at the BP station on Houston and Lafayette in New York City. The Facebook page outlined...
If you mess up, your family might forgive you but the web world will not - they will hold you accountable. While some companies are looking to social media as...
A fake BP Twitter account used for social media attack Well in the wake of the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, now it’s BP’s turn. I’d like...
Intel was attacked by activists Intel was attacked by activists opposed to minerals mining in the Congo inundated Intel's Facebook page. They wanted Intel to pledge its support for a...
Human rights charity seeking to raise money through social media for campaign targeting Shell Human rights group Amnesty International launched a social media campaign on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and through...
A frontal assault against Nestlé Nestlé, maker of Kit Kat, was using palm oil from companies that where trashing Indonesian rainforests, threatening the livelihoods of local people and pushing orang-utans...
There is no brand immune to a negative event There is no brand immune to a negative event ... it happens, that's life and most companies plan for this to...
Icelandic volcano eruption During the Icelandic volcano eruption call centers couldn’t handle that many requests. There were a need for alternative methods so more and more airlines turned to social...
