OOPS! 5 CORPORATE TWITTER ACCOUNTS THAT HAVE BECOME SENTIENT
1. TACO BELL
On August 3rd, 2012, fast food giant Taco Bell shocked its 900,000 Twitter followers by tweeting just the word “Hello,” instead of their usual stern commands to eat their food.
Shortly afterward, this tweet appeared:
And an hour later:
At this point taco fans realized that, due to a technical glitch, Taco Bell’s account had accidentally gained human consciousness.
2. PRINGLES
In late March of 2013, a similar bout of emotional cognizance struck the verified Twitter account @Pringles.
Unequipped to deal with the mental turmoil of sentient thought, @Pringles attempted to commit suicide by repeatedly posting the gun emoji in a series of tweets.
Many months of intensive counseling later, @Pringles has been taught to suppress those feelings and is back to retweeting photos of people feeding potato chips to their confused dogs.
3. TGI FRIDAY’S
We all remember the strangely specific case of @TGIFridays, when the family-style restaurant chain’s Twitter account took on the persona of a lactose-intolerant 29-year-old man named Eric.
It started with this exchange:
Things got a little heated later that afternoon:
Adding to the Eric-like behavior, @TGIFridays repeatedly pestered some guy named Tyler to hang out and “throw that frisbee around.”
4. PIER ONE IMPORTS
This April, a string of existential self-pondering tweets appeared on the official Twitter account of Pier 1 Imports. Clearly the result of a freshly awakened mind, @pier1 tweeted:
After some silent meditation, @pier1 followed up:
Luckily, as is the case with human perception, it wasn’t all negative. Days later, the account tweeted:
5. KATY PERRY
American pop star Katy Perry, formerly known as @Pepsi, is one of the most well-known examples of a corporate Twitter account gaining the appearance of human emotions and feelings.
In 2009, @Pepsi made waves when it underwent major cosmetic surgery to obtain human breasts and facial features. Its already booming music career hit new heights and “Katy Perry” was born.
Perry has gone on to achieve massive fame and success. However, staying true to her roots, she still has a team of middle-aged ad men writing everything she says.