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[KGR]

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Guy Profumo wrote: For an object lesson in "how not to use Twitter® for a marketing campaign", check out Walker's Crisps #WalkersWave hashtag…

I'm sure the girl abused by Adam Johnson thinks it's hilarious.

[Gangster Octopus]

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For those of us who aren't twits, what's going on?

[Guy Profumo]

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I've never suggested it was funny

[Snake Plissken]

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Gangster Octopus wrote: For those of us who aren't twits, what's going on?

Walkers ran a competition for you to send in a selfie which was automatically superimposed on a board waved by Gary Lineker in a video.

There was no moderation so inevitably people sent other faces in. I saw Fred West, Shipman, Saville and Rolf.

Somewhere in the office, a previously ignored nerd is muttering "I bloody told them so."

[EIM]

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I'd imagine the Walkers people are delighted given how much coverage this promotion has now had.

[Guy Profumo]

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There's a chance it could have turned into a toxic brand here.

Remember Ratner's?

[EIM]

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Ratner said his product was shit. Walkers have had their crisps plastered all over social media all day. I don't know if it's comparable.

[Snake Plissken]

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I briefly saw a picture of one of said videos being broadcast on big outdoor screens.

[delicatemoth]

The nature writer Robert Macfarlane is a very excellent tweeter - https://twitter.com/RobGMacfarlane

[imp]

I am mostly ignored on Twitter, probably because I'm linking to other stuff I've written (a bit like when I come on here, but now we have a fast board again I'm going to resume old lurking habits). Anyway, I have two handles: @PlenderleithIan and @RefereeTales. I once had a tweet 'liked' by Marc Almond, but only because I said in response to an interview he did with Simon Price that I always like reading interviews with Marc Almond. The most love I got was for sending out a picture of my Lincoln City hat, scarf and shirt on top of my travel bag before I flew over for the Brighton game. It got re-tweeted by the club, followed by lots of likes from Lincoln fans. So there's a lesson. Don't try and publicise your rancid books and writing - no one cares. But a pretty picture of a football scarf and hat? Yay!

[Crusoe]

The most likes I've had recently were for a sarcastic comment about a photo of Seamus Coleman leaning. I'm not exactly a master of Twitter.

[Gerontophile]

I recently got banned for 12 hours, but have no idea why.

As I generally only use Twitter to call people "cunts", that may have something to do with it.

[Giggler]

Don't try and publicise your rancid books and writing - no one cares. But a pretty picture of a football scarf and hat? Yay!

Despite the fact that social media accounted for a good portion of sales to non-Bury fans, I have to agree. I'm really struggling to sell the last few copies.

[Incandenza]

I recently got banned for 12 hours, but have no idea why.

As I generally only use Twitter to call people "cunts", that may have something to do with it.

Apparently any time you swear at a politician or other notable figure, Twitter automatically suspends your account for 12 hours. They're still cool with people sending Holocaust photos to Jewish politicians or celebs, though.

I don't swear when I reply to Mike Huckabee, I only mention one of his sons torturing a dog to death.

[Gerontophile]

Meanwhile, down in the southwest...

[Femme Folle]

Curt Schilling (famous baseball pitcher, and Trump shill) has a Twitter account and his bio says:

5 words: Charming smile. Illuminating personality.

I just threw up a little in my mouth.

[Gerontophile]

Karma Cham... LION!

[Femme Folle]

I have several followers who have blue ticks. I hope their expectations aren't too high.

[Tubby Isaacs]

I gave up because it was too addictive, having amassed about 150 followers.

I had my 15 minutes though. When Esther McVie tweeted during the Hillsborough service, I was one of the first to pile in with a snappy comment. I reckon I cost her Wirral West. I changed history. By her coming back in 2017 in Tatton, for life. She'd have never held Wirral West this time.

So, er, sorry about that.

[Toby Gymshorts]

I gave it up because it made me really fucking angry, on a daily basis. My "finest" hour was a response to Kirsty "fucking" Allsopp fawning about Clean for the Queen which garnered quite a few retweets and likes.

Plus a minor argument with the dickhead herself, which was entertaining for a few minutes.

[delicatemoth]

If you're on Twitter for attention, you're doing it wrong. It's for finding things out. And depressing yourself.

And finding amusing cartoons.

[Gerontophile]

And cats. Billions of the fuckers.

[Gerontophile]

Sometimes, Twitter deals out an absolute skewering.

*After reading through some of the replies (funny), it seems that this story rears its head every few months.

[Gerontophile]

I thought this was going to be "The Kids in the Hall".

Just watch.

[Gerontophile]

Bugger. It seems that some people protect their tweets. *Apologies for last two or three posts.

*This can apply on many occasions.