Corporate tweeting fail: How to screw your business in 1 tweet

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I couldn’t believe my eyes! While looking at my twitter streams today I see that someone has tweeted about how “#NOTOKAYATALL” it is to have your breast out feeding a baby while in their store.

PaulFrank_LA said: Having ur whole boob out & breastfeeding in r store #NOTOKATALL

Seriously? A business twitter stream is bagging on breastfeeding despite that fact that public breastfeeding is protected by law. People are responding and outraged. They are screwed and people are talking, see:



-Hey Paul Frank – breastfeeding IS OK!

It all reminds me of the Nestle boycott mess that is flying around Facebook and twitter. When are companies going to realize that the bad stuff spreads like widlfire on social networks?

I am curious to see how corporate responds to all the backlash and if it continues. Will they issue a more heartfelt apology? Would you boycott a company over something like this or something similar? What are your thoughts?

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Bradie Sparrow

Seriously? Someone is offended by a boob? Most men would be thrilled to get a peek, but just because there's a baby attached it's a problem. Get a life, it's what boobs are made for.

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Lainey-Paney

I would terminate that employee.

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Krystal McCarthy

If I owned that bussiness, he would have be fired the second that tweet went live.

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Heather Jones

I absolutely would!!

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