#amazonfail or how Amazon finally eclipsed Jesus


By now most of us have heard of the Great Amazon GLBT caper of 09. A herculean act of censorship that exploded in the Twittersphere and was subsequently blamed on a mere technical malfunction.

Above are the top 5 trending topics on Twitter as they appeared at one point on Easter evening.

Here’s the anticipated Amazon PR spin:

amazonfails
Jesus summoned
Amazon reborn
Masters once again
What a great Easter

This one is just getting started.

More:
Edward Champion Amazonfail : A Call to Boycot Amazon

Peter Kafka Did Amazon Really Fail this Weekend?

Jeff Rutherford Using Twitter to Respond to a PR Crisis – Amazon.com Failed To Act

Kate Harding at Salon.com’s broadsheet Amazon continues to fail

Ron Hogan at Galleycat #Amazonfail: A Personal Perspective