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SCHEDULING ‘HAPPY NEW YEAR’ tweets ahead seems like a great idea, right? Wrong.
Trinity College Dublin during last year's NYE celebrations Niall Carson / PA Wire
Niall Carson / PA Wire / PA Wire
Hapless brands and companies across the UK have been wishing their followers a Happy New Year on Twitter – 24 hours early.
You see, somewhere along the way, someone (well, quite a few people) simply scheduled a tweet for midnight on December 31, thinking everything would be alright.
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A ton of brands made the exact same mistake with their scheduled New Year's tweets
SCHEDULING ‘HAPPY NEW YEAR’ tweets ahead seems like a great idea, right? Wrong.
Hapless brands and companies across the UK have been wishing their followers a Happy New Year on Twitter – 24 hours early.
You see, somewhere along the way, someone (well, quite a few people) simply scheduled a tweet for midnight on December 31, thinking everything would be alright.
Guys. GUYS. It’s not alright.
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The Irish Computer Society was also among the fallen:
You had one job, social media managers. You best get your act together for 2017.
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