Twitter Billboard Leads to Epic Fail [PIC]
Mashable Nov 29 09
A TV station in Alabama is learning that live Twitter billboards sometimes deliver unintended consequences.
While we can’t vouch for its authenticity, South Carolina-based blog The Palmetto Scoop claims a University of South Carolina graduate driving through Mobile, Alabama snapped the shot below and sent it in.
The WPMI-TV billboard displays Tweets from the LOCAL15NEWS Twitter account, with this Tweet resulting in the juxtaposition.
Update: The photo has been confirmed as real and WPMI-TV’s general manager and news director were suspended over the incident, reports Rob Holbert. Full story...
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