Every weekday, PR Daily associate editor Alan Pearcy highlights the day’s most compelling stories and amusing marginalia on the Web in this, #TheDailySpin.
So that’s where the FedEx delivery guy ended up. Kidding. Although judging by
this security footage, it would appear that the man behind one of
last holiday season’s biggest PR mishaps has met a worthy adversary. After not receiving a tip, a delivery guy for an Iowa Pizza Hut peed on the door of one rather unlucky customer. Unlucky for the Pizza Hut employee, the whole incident was caught on surveillance. Despite returning to the soiled scene to
clean up the mess, the deliveryman was fired.
Related: How FedEx turned a disaster into a PR win
The incident in Iowa brings up an important question: Is it ever OK not to tip? Reddit users recently discussed the notion in a
heated exchange on the site after a photo was shared of
an alleged “single mom” who left her server zilch on a $138 bill. At least she said, “Sorry.”
As for Diane Sawyer, Twitter users alleged the news anchor was drunk during ABC’s evening coverage of the election.
BuzzFeed pulled together a collection of
17 tweets about the reporter’s unusual demeanor, and
Gawker spliced together
this video to help justify viewers’ thoughts on the matter.
Related: Election night 2012 makes history on Twitter
Of course, then came the parody Twitter account,
@DrnkDianeSawyer.
Twitter was also buzzing on Election Day with a number of users Instagramming their voting ballots to post online. Only problem: it’s
probably illegal in some states.
Related: 10 photos telling the story of Election Day (so far)
The legalities aside, the outcomes of those voting ballots
re-elected President Obama to another four years in office. So what does this mean for the marketing industry?
Advertising Age investigates.
The marketing efforts of Apple are often praised, but the tech company has had its fair share of fails, too. From its faux wood iBooks bookcase to the imitation leather banner on iCalendars,
Mashable highlights the tech giant’s
Skeumorphism Hall of Shame, a “skeumorph” being “an ornament or design representing a utensil or implement.”
Speaking of flopped designs,
Social Media Today suggests
10 reasons your website redo will ultimately fail.
And now, for completely “
useless” websites.
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