Social media turns toxic avenger for The Guardian (#trafigura)
‘Trafigura’ – the name that The Guardian dare not say, despite previous reportage – is now a trending topic on Twitter, meaning that it has gone into the stratosphere as far as word of mouth is concerned.
At the time of writing I’m seeing around 200 new tweets per minute that mention the company.
One slightly worrying aspect is that Twitter appears to have removed the ‘#trafigura’ from the trending topics. We’ll monitor this throughout the day. Nevertheless, ‘Trafigura’ without the hashtag is seen in the trends, as is ‘Carter-Ruck’, the company’s legal representatives.
This tidal wave of tweets makes for particularly bad PR, given the banning order against the newspaper. It’s a bit like an artist achieving a Radio 1 ban, which can result in chart success. What you seek to suppress only generates further interest.
It really does show the power of social media in spreading word. PRs and legal eagles take note. As far as keeping this under the radar, well… this really is an epic fail. Carter-Ruck’s presence on Google Maps has started to attract negative reviews. It could be the tip of the iceberg, forcing the firm into a massive clean-up operation.
Now for some further reading…
- You can see Trafigura trending on the excellent Trendsmap.
- Joanne Jacobs has posted an excellent article called ‘How social media can guard against the misuse of libel‘, replete with lots of juicy links.
- Here are two original articles by the Guardian and BBC on the Trafigura investigation.
- Finally, here’s the trailer for the seminal 80s B-movie ‘The Toxic Avenger’!
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about 7 months ago
Ok this is a hard task but you cannot delete toontasks. But some easy ways to get this task complete is try going to the brrrgh and go to the street called Polar Place. There are many law buildings on that street. Also try going in a more populated district like Nutty Summit, Nuttyboro, or Nutty River. Also try going on this site thats devoted to Toontown and is G rated. People on this site may be able to help you with this task.
http://www.toontowncentral.com
Hope this Helps you
about 7 months ago
less than a year i think.
about 7 months ago
OK, first, this is covered by the relevant courts rules of procedure, and they vary – widely – by jurisdiction. Without knowing what State you are in, we can only generalize.
As to serving the lawyer, that's pretty much universal. Once the lawyer has filed the official notice of representation with the court, and with the other party, all legal papers go to him.
"How" they must be served varies enormously. In some States only a deputy, constable, or licensed process server can serve. In others, anyone not connected with the case can serve. Many States allow service just by mail.
Richard
about 7 months ago
http://maps.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=63471
about 6 months ago
you better be careful what you say
about 6 months ago
Anywhere you want it can take you around the world. Just try it
about 6 months ago
Good luck with that. It's really not a case anyone will want to take on.
about 6 months ago
Careful what you say about the McCann
Who cares anyway.. just bring the poor little child Home
about 6 months ago
Read this and decide for yourself. Twitter is an awesome asset to any business.
about 6 months ago
3 years of following child killers and Carter-Ruck, who killed Maddy, her mother ? Gordon Brown Know's, he helped the cover
about 5 months ago
I believe after looking around every 6 months or so. I am not exactly sure.
about 5 months ago
x=french roast
y=boxer blend
so x+y=18
2x+3y=46
this is the set. now i am going to use subustion method. it easiset and not to much work involved
y=18-x
now sub into second equation
2x +3(18-x)=46
now distsdtribute
2x+54-3x=46
now collect terms
54-x=46
now isolate x so -54
-x=-54+46
-x=-8
now divide by -1
so then x=8
now put back into first equation
y=18-x
y=10
remember x=french roast
y=boxer blend
so boxter blend coffee cost $10.00 per kilogram and $8.00 per kilogram for french roast
about 5 months ago
x+y=14
2x+3y=36
y=8
x=6