When Facebook Was Down, Brands Pounced

Facebook experienced widespread service disruptions for much of Monday morning, which prevented users from posting and engaging with posts on the social network

While the outage may have been a headache for Facebook and many users, some brands decided to turn it into a marketing opportunity — for better or worse:

#Facebookdown Grab your Venus razor and Embrace your extra "me" timepic.twitter.com/pUYjLVobBb

— Gillette Venus (@GilletteVenus) October 21, 2013

#facebookdown ? On essaie d'arranger ça … #donnedesailes pic.twitter.com/CPJQBEsYf6

— Red Bull France (@RedBullFrance) October 21, 2013 Read more...