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    Starbucks Gets Punked On Twitter

    Oh the shame of it! Starbucks has spent last weekend licking its wounds after a light hearted twitter campaign turned sour on a national scale.

    Pixiestix6
    by Pixiestix6

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    #Spreadthecheer was the coffee chain’s marketing hashtag and twitterpeeps were encouraged to give advice on how to spread the cheer this coming Christmas. Starbucks were so pleased with their positive profiling scheme that they even hired out a giant screen to show the live updates at the Natural History Museum. Sadly, many users weren’t feeling particularly cheery…

    http://social-media.co.uk/social-media-category/starbucks-twitter-campaign-backfires-2514/

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