Business Blunder

Respected Sportswriter Suspended For Twitter Lie

Posted in Social Media

Mike Wise from the Washington Post says he was trying to prove a point about “no one checking facts” anymore in journalism. So, he went ahead and fabricated a story that Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger would be suspended from the NFL for five games due to his alleged assault on a Georgia College Student. Well, the suspension is not true, and now Mike Wise is receiving a lot of backlash. He certainly did prove his point as a bunch of other news entities picked up the story without checking their facts first!

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Boston.com’s Mobile Site Gives You Last Night’s Traffic During Your Commute

Posted in Social Media

I’ve found myself having to commute into Boston a couple times in the past couple months and each time, Boston.com’s mobile site only shows the traffic report from the night before. What is the point of having a mobile version of the Boston.com site if your ideal users can’t get their traffic reports in their vehicles?

After contacting Boston.com weeks ago via their Feedback page and getting no response, one must assume that either:

• The form is broken
• No one knows how to fix it so they ignored by complaint
• Someone read it but their apathy made them forget to follow-up
• It’s been filed as a bug but no one has courtesy to get back to me

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Honda Accord Crosstour Facebook Page Disaster

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Honda recently launched a Facebook Page dedicated to the upcoming release of their new vehicle – the Honda Accord Crosstour. This CUV derives its design from Honda’s popular Accord model, but takes some design elements from an SUV. After creating their Facebook page and uploading some Crosstour photos, Honda has been absolutely overwhelmed with negative comments about the car’s design. There are many people who just plain hate the new Crosstour design and the Crosstour’s Facebook Page is a public stomping ground for Honda.

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