The Gawker redesign caused a lot of its regular readership to jump ship as the gossip-heavy network moved away from its reverse chronological blog layout. CEO Nick Denton insisted the change was refreshing, and that readers would soon adapt to the new format. Their response? Traffic’s down 25%.
Double-Facepalm: Nine Unbelievable Technology PR Fails
A look back at a few of the more notable public relations (PR) mishandlings in recent memory.
Gawker’s Reader-Unfriendly Redesign
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Double-Facepalm: Nine Unbelievable Technology PR Fails
- Xbox LIVE’s Post-Holiday Outage
- Walmarting Across America (Sponsored by Walmart)
- Tumblr Goes Offline
- Kenneth Cole’s Egypt Tweet
- The iPhone’s First ‘Gate’ (AntennaGate)
- Gawker’s Reader-Unfriendly Redesign
- The ESRB Email Gaffe
- The NY Times Leaks Credit Card Info the Old Fashioned Way
- Sony’s Fiery Laptop Batteries