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31st Dec 2015

PICS: Lots of brands completely f*cked up the timing of their scheduled New Year’s Eve tweets

JOE

Better luck next year…

Meticulous planning is paramount for the festive period, especially between Christmas and New Year when most are still enjoying time off.

But whoever was in charge of scheduling social media at a couple of famous landmarks must have gone pretty heavy on the eggnog.

The time of 12.01am was spot on… it was just the day that caught out some souls at various places, including the Tower Bridge in London and Nottingham Castle.

Perhaps a 2016 calendar with the reminder that ‘THERE ARE 31 DAYS IN DECEMBER’ wouldn’t go amiss.

https://twitter.com/TheMediaTweets/status/682360598533947392

https://twitter.com/SimonNRicketts/status/682353641500622848

Fair play to the people at the Tower Bridge though, who saw the funny side…

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