Social Justice: The Reaction to Johnny Depp’s Tonto
Most of our Social Justice posts see a high percentage of social rage and/or debate play out on Facebook; the back and forth over Johnny Depp’s portrayal of Tonto was much more of a Twitter and Blog discussion. If you haven’t bumped into any of the controversy it’s because, as far as Social Media Rage […]
Social Justice: Adecco Experiences the Shift in Power Social Media has Wrought
The story of Turner Barr, his Around the World in 80 Jobs creation, and the multi-billion dollar corporation that stole his ideas were not the biggest story in Social Media this last week; I didn’t even catch it until Danny Brown brought it to my attention. Like everyone else on the planet, I was caught […]
Social Justice: A Paula Deen Recipe For Disaster
The Food Network found itself directly in the crosshairs of a social media firestorm this week after they announced that they would not be renewing Paula Deen’s contract at the end of this month. For those of you not familiar with the TV Chef, she’s been a mainstay on the Food Network since 2002 and […]
Social Justice: Taco Bell Takes a Licking
I know, it’s a most cringe worthy title, but I could not resist. This past week the social networks were abuzz with news of the latest fast food restaurant to suffer an employee created PR ‘crises.’ Social media, Facebook in particular, is visually impactful; the image of an employee apparently licking an entire stack of […]
Social Justice: Nutella Confounds Everyone
For the past couple of weeks we’ve been focused on Disney’s social PR issues. This week as they remain in a holding pattern in a will they/won’t they make a declarative statement on the withdrawal of the New Merida design, we turn our focus to one of the most fascinating collisions of a socially vocal […]
Social Justice: Disney Straddles the Line on Merida
Last week we covered Disney Enterprises’ withdrawal of their application to trademark Day of the Dead. Although the company never publicly stated it, the outrage expressed by the Mexican and Mexican American communities caused them to change course. Disney’s public statement said the decision to withdraw from pursuing the trademark was due to changing the name […]
Social Media Judge, Jury & Executioner: Disney’s About Face
In our Sunday series we focus on the powerful, but often reckless impact the mob mentality of Social Media can have on reputations, brands and even criminal justice issues. If you’ve followed us in our quest to explore how the tendency for the mob to gang up and speak, loudly, can alter the outcome of a wide […]
Social Judge, Jury & Executioner: Do Social PR Disasters Really Affect Sales?
Our Social Justice series analyzes incidents of the social media mob judging and deciding who is guilty or innocent on the social networks. We’ve covered two heart wrenching cases of rapes that were judged heavily via social channels, and last week we covered a personal brand, social bullying and professionalism. At the core of these PR […]
Social Judge, Jury and Executioner: The Lynch Mob in Action
Our concern about the injustice often practiced via the social media mob mentality was the motivation for this blog series from its inception. Each week we analyze an instance, whether it is targeted at an individual or a brand, of social media trying a ‘case’ online and labeling a party guilty, or rarely, innocent. We […]
Social Judge, Jury & Executioner: A National Tragedy
The Social Sphere rode a roller coaster of emotions this week; amidst an horrific, cowardly, terrorist act in my former and beloved hometown, we used the social networks to follow the unfolding tragedy. On Tuesday I found out about the Boston Marathon explosion while on a business call; Hessie Jones emailed me, knowing my connection […]