HMV firings and Twitter

Morag · 31-01-2013 3:12pm #1

http://a.yfrog.com/img735/9886/l5z.png

So someone who still had access to the verified HMV twitter account started to tweet that there was mass firing happening and if they were loosing thier job anyway they started tweeting about it.

A Snr manager started demanding how to shut twitter down and well

http://downrightnow.com/twitter

Twitter is down, gobally. Every page is returning the fail whale.

31-01-2013 3:17pm

*Insert Popcorn gif*
Dis gonna be guuudddd

Seriously, how have managers not copped on to the fact that trying to silence stuff on social media is the one thing absolutely guaranteed to make it huge news?

Tombi! · 31-01-2013 3:17pm

It's not down. It's just broken. So we can rule out DDoS

seamus · 31-01-2013 3:20pm

Coincidence. HMV aren't that big. If their CEO rang the Twitter CEO asking them to "Shut down Twitter", I'm sure it would go on loudspeaker just so everyone in the office can have a good old laugh at him.

Richard Hillman · 31-01-2013 3:21pm

They might get a job at QPR

Morag · 31-01-2013 3:22pm

seamus wrote: »

Coincidence. HMV aren't that big. If their CEO rang the Twitter CEO asking them to "Shut down Twitter", I'm sure it would go on loudspeaker just so everyone in the office can have a good old laugh at him.

I know, but man the timing....

ITS_A_BADGER · 31-01-2013 3:23pm

Shut down the internet! id dont care how you do it just shut down the internetz

31-01-2013 3:24pm

Morag wrote: »

I know, but man the timing....

You're right. Far too big a coincidence to not be lizard people.

AnonoBoy · 31-01-2013 3:26pm

HMV are responsible for fluoride in the water!!! :eek:

Pilotdude5 · 31-01-2013 3:27pm

Have they tried turning it o....actually that's not funny anymore.

31-01-2013 3:27pm

You spend 10 years trying to figure out how to close down the internet and you finally figure it out after you go out of business. I hate when that happens.

quad_red · 31-01-2013 3:30pm

Deleted User wrote: »

You spend 10 years trying to figure out how to close down the internet and you finally figure it out after you go out of business. I hate when that happens.

So much win!

WoollyRedHat · 31-01-2013 3:31pm

Fair play to the person who revealed the truth, while the moneymen are shown up to be the souless, heartless basterds that they are. Tweet Tweet

Butterfly25 · 31-01-2013 3:32pm

Deleted User wrote: »

You spend 10 years trying to figure out how to close down the internet and you finally figure it out after you go out of business. I hate when that happens.

Everone use your iTunes vouchers...they could be out of business soon!!

HMV have the power!!!!!!

Wossack · 31-01-2013 3:34pm

they are down gobbling who?

Morag · 31-01-2013 3:44pm

http://cf.broadsheet.ie/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/1hmvtweets.jpg

and there is more seems the twitter account was set up by an unpaid intern lol

AnonoBoy · 31-01-2013 3:53pm

All the tweets have been deleted now.

V_Moth · 31-01-2013 4:00pm

AnonoBoy wrote: »

All the tweets have been deleted now.

Scratch that - just saw first link

31-01-2013 5:33pm

190 jobs have been lost across HMV's head office and distribution network
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21276913

ToddyDoody · 31-01-2013 6:36pm

AnonoBoy wrote: »

HMV are responsible for fluoride in the water!!! :eek:

and they abort thousands of babies each year, allegedly

Tombi! · 31-01-2013 6:41pm

ToddyDoody wrote: »

and they abort thousands of babies each year, allegedly

I hear they put the babies back in just so they can abort them again.

And not only that, I have it from a good friend that they actually abort the babies while forcing the mothers to listen to Jedward.

Biggins · 31-01-2013 7:11pm

http://www.thejournal.ie/hmv-twitter-account-staff-777670-Jan2013/

Fair play to the ex-staff.

HMV firings and Twitter

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