January 24, 2012
The backlash over the McDonald's #McDStories Twitter promotion is just one of several recent food-related social media mistakes. Sites like Twitter, Facebook and Google+ offer incredible branding and marketing opportunities, but they also open the door to harsh criticism.
This slideshow covers brand blunders by Top Chef Canada, McDonald's, a chef who admitted lying to gluten-free diners and more. Click through the pages below to see them all.
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April 23, 2012
This is so tragic mistakes done by social experts which takes them into downfalls. Great article though its a good advice for me to overcome mistakes further.
January 24, 2012
That's tragic for Starbucks. I guess it's tough keeping celebrities in line when it comes to tweeting.