Gap listened to its customers, or did it? The social mediasphere can be a cruel place for brands when they make a mistake.
American clothing retailer Gap learned that the hard way when it unveiled a new logo on gap.com earlier this week. The new logo didn't go over too well and received a hefty dose of criticism on Twitter and in the blogosphere. So yesterday Gap threw in the towel and reverted back to its old logo. In a message posted on its corporate site yesterday, Gap explained: At Gap brand, our customers have always come first. Certainly, Gap made the decision many companies would if placed in a similar situation. 3 years. 45,000 photos. 1 cool time-lapse video. An App That Makes Android Smarter Than Ever. Google's Android operating system may not be as pretty or easy to use as Apple's iOS -- but it is more powerful and customizable.
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Scott is the commander of station Expedition 26, also set to fly in late 2010. If schedules hold, the two may meet in space during their respective commands. - Battle Scars From the Culinary Front - Interactive Feature. 42 (number) The 3 × 3 × 3 magic cube with rows summing to 42.
Given 27 same-size cubes whose nominal values progress from 1 to 27, a 3×3×3 magic cube can be constructed such that every row, column, and corridor, and every diagonal passing through the center, is composed of 3 cubes whose sum of values is 42.It is the third pentadecagonal number. It is a {*style:<a href=' number and an {*style:<a href=' meandric number.It is conjectured to be the scaling factor in the leading order term of the "sixth {*style:<a href=' of the Riemann zeta function". Pepsi Max. Goodbye to an old friend: 1-800-GOOG-411. Back in 2007 we launched 1-800-GOOG-411, a voice-powered directory assistance service that connects you quickly to businesses across the U.S. and Canada.
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Amber Naslund appointed VP of Social Strategy. The adoption of social media is growing rapidly, and the social evolution of today’s business is undeniable. As we’ve seen over the last few years, a sound listening and engagement strategy really forms the backbone of a company’s success in the social media space. What started as a space that helped answer “What are they saying about my brand?” Has evolved into a more strategic and robust framework of brand monitoring, competitive intelligence, proactive outreach and community building, and the integration of social media activity into other key business functions like analytics, CRM, and customer support. Thom Bierdz Art for gay teens. If you do this in an email, I hate you. Good book RT @deltina Get a free copy of Survival Guide To Social Media and Web 2.0 Optimization in our giveaway Reg @
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Here are the courses we’ll be using: When you have finished with each course, be sure to send me your Course Report. The short screencast below shows you now. Have the report come to my university e-mail address. (NOTE: This screencast was recorded earlier this year, so some of the dates are old, though the process remains the same.) Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi, also spelled Wifi or WiFi, is a technology that allows an electronic device to exchange data or connect to the internet wirelessly using 2.4 GHz UHF and 5 GHz SHF radio waves.
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He hasn't changed it yet, nor made any kind of statement over that public channel, but this unique intersection of traditional media and new media at a time of professional upheaval presents some interesting questions. Does Sanchez Owe CNN any Followers? Does Sanchez own his Twitter account or does CNN? You can still visit the Twitter profile page of another fired CNN reporter, @OctaviaNasrCNN, but all her followers and messages have now been switched over to @OctaviaNasr - without the CNN.