Amy Winehouse’s music isn’t my cup of tea, but yeah: too soon Microsoft, too soon. The UK Xbox PR team learned an important lesson in taste and tact overnight after a tweet encouraging people to “remember Amy Winehouse” by downloading her album at social.zune.net.
As you’d expect, many fans labelled the cash in as crass, and the Microsoft flacks quickly apologised (see below). Police still don’t know the cause of Winehouse’s passing, but aren’t treating it as suspicious. [AFP]
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Daryl
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 9:56 AMApple had a similar thing up pretty soon, they just didn’t tweet it. What’s the difference?
dougy
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 10:06 AMwtf is it with this gay advertising everywhere now giz.. not cool, not cool at all
MDolley
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 10:26 AMOff topic, but “gay advertising”? I am seeing ads for a phone. I don’t think phones have a sexual orientation.
Dan
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 10:57 AMIt’s the advertisement for the gay rights movement and two blokes kissing. I agree too much…
wsDK_II
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 11:13 AMwhat are you guys talking about? where are the adds?
oh right, i use add blocker and dont see them *smacks self in head*
rekuhs
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 1:14 PMWhat’s the problem? You see breeders making out all over the place…
Michelle
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 12:03 PMAnd F*ck off too, homophobic douche.
olearymo
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 2:57 PMYou’re complaining about ads for human rights?
Dude.
Dan
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 10:37 AMIt’s called AdBlock bro, get with the times….
Adam
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 10:43 AM“Gay” Advertising, i dont see any of that and dont understand how its gay. Its a digital article about microsoft and a tweet.
wsDK_II
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 11:13 AMturn off add blocker if you want to see it
Steve
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 3:37 PMhow do i do that? and why?
Christian
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 7:20 PMPretty sure the ads are served up based on your browsing history…
InformedGamer
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 2:42 PMWhy are you complaining about the ads for McDonalds Chicken Nuggets? Wtf is wrong with you man
moloko
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 12:06 PMLOL Whats with all this poor Amy Winehouse shit I keep hearing every where. A druggo OD’ed, shock horror. May aswell make some money out of it while you can.
olearymo
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 2:58 PMWhat’s Apple’s excuse then? I didn’t even see microsofts tweet, but saw a huge ad on iTunes and I was like whoa… Too soon.
Steve
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 6:11 PMStay classy MS/Apple.