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		<title>By: The Social Media Outlook for 2012. Trends and Predictions - OurTuts.com</title>
		<link>http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/07/united-airlines-lose-millions-youtube.html#comment-153582</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] the den of social media; some still do, but the lessons learnt by companies such as Habitat and United Airlines show that social media can neither be ignored, nor treated with [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Thin Customer</title>
		<link>http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/07/united-airlines-lose-millions-youtube.html#comment-145221</link>
		<dc:creator>Thin Customer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:18:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Coool !!!!!

If I knew how United is acting ... UA is taxing thin passangers 100 $ !!!!!

- 1 human as me = 105 pounds

    - total weight of my bag and my husband bag = inferior to my weight

    - surplus of one bag 3 pounds taxed by UA &quot;only&quot; 100 $

    - no cabin bag

    - my thin person travelled squezed between 600 pounds persons

    - United Airlines do not reimbursed me as they promised and make me send by mail and call them several times ( means the tactics of let it go )

UA, please note :

1. Wihin my position as PM, my company of 6&#039;000 persons will never purchase a UA ticket ( and when I say never, it is never )

2. I will send my case to ALL who want to hear me - that is a perfect publicity for 100 $ surtax of thin human

3. I think UA should tax thin persons not 100 $, but 10&#039;000 $


A very proud thin ex - UA customer with 105 pounds weight</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Coool !!!!!</p>
<p>If I knew how United is acting &#8230; UA is taxing thin passangers 100 $ !!!!!</p>
<p>- 1 human as me = 105 pounds</p>
<p>    &#8211; total weight of my bag and my husband bag = inferior to my weight</p>
<p>    &#8211; surplus of one bag 3 pounds taxed by UA &#8220;only&#8221; 100 $</p>
<p>    &#8211; no cabin bag</p>
<p>    &#8211; my thin person travelled squezed between 600 pounds persons</p>
<p>    &#8211; United Airlines do not reimbursed me as they promised and make me send by mail and call them several times ( means the tactics of let it go )</p>
<p>UA, please note :</p>
<p>1. Wihin my position as PM, my company of 6&#8217;000 persons will never purchase a UA ticket ( and when I say never, it is never )</p>
<p>2. I will send my case to ALL who want to hear me &#8211; that is a perfect publicity for 100 $ surtax of thin human</p>
<p>3. I think UA should tax thin persons not 100 $, but 10&#8217;000 $</p>
<p>A very proud thin ex &#8211; UA customer with 105 pounds weight</p>
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		<title>By: Stan</title>
		<link>http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/07/united-airlines-lose-millions-youtube.html#comment-126294</link>
		<dc:creator>Stan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is what we all need to keep doing. Slam them. I have had aweful experiences with United. They suck!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is what we all need to keep doing. Slam them. I have had aweful experiences with United. They suck!!!</p>
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		<title>By: The Cost of Word of Mouth Can Be $180 Million &#124; GROWMAP.COM</title>
		<link>http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/07/united-airlines-lose-millions-youtube.html#comment-89282</link>
		<dc:creator>The Cost of Word of Mouth Can Be $180 Million &#124; GROWMAP.COM</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] SEOptimize Search Engine Marketing Blog YouTube Video Costs United Airlines Millions [...]</description>
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		<title>By: United Airlines Social Media Case Study : United Breaks Guitars &#124; Social Media Risk</title>
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		<dc:creator>United Airlines Social Media Case Study : United Breaks Guitars &#124; Social Media Risk</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] SEOoptimise.com and SocialMediaToday [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Dreaming Cherries &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Bangalore Tweetup Aug09</title>
		<link>http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/07/united-airlines-lose-millions-youtube.html#comment-80914</link>
		<dc:creator>Dreaming Cherries &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Bangalore Tweetup Aug09</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] of the King of Pop. I was also very interested to hear about the power of social media in both ‘United breaks guitars’ and Kiruba &#8211; Cleartrip incidents. I have heard enough of Twitter and then decided to check [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] of the King of Pop. I was also very interested to hear about the power of social media in both ‘United breaks guitars’ and Kiruba &#8211; Cleartrip incidents. I have heard enough of Twitter and then decided to check [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Bangalore Tweetup Aug09 &#171; Tinucherian&#39;s Blog</title>
		<link>http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/07/united-airlines-lose-millions-youtube.html#comment-79886</link>
		<dc:creator>Bangalore Tweetup Aug09 &#171; Tinucherian&#39;s Blog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] of the King of Pop. I was also very interested to hear about the power of social media in both ‘United breaks guitars’ and Kiruba &#8211; Cleartrip incidents. I have heard enough of Twitter and then decided to check [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] of the King of Pop. I was also very interested to hear about the power of social media in both ‘United breaks guitars’ and Kiruba &#8211; Cleartrip incidents. I have heard enough of Twitter and then decided to check [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Cool articles – SEO, blogging, internet marketing(july19-august16 2009) &#171; Stefanm, my link collection</title>
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		<dc:creator>Cool articles – SEO, blogging, internet marketing(july19-august16 2009) &#171; Stefanm, my link collection</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] United Airlines Lose $180 Million due to YouTube Video! story on bbc; [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Autodefesa do consumidor - Video do You tube com mais de 40 milhões de acessos. Virou hit da internet! Consumidor da United Airlines produz clip denunciando que a Cia aérea quebrou o violão e não indenizou - Flávio Citro -</title>
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		<dc:creator>Autodefesa do consumidor - Video do You tube com mais de 40 milhões de acessos. Virou hit da internet! Consumidor da United Airlines produz clip denunciando que a Cia aérea quebrou o violão e não indenizou - Flávio Citro -</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/07/united-airlines-lose-millions-youtube.html [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] <a href="http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/07/united-airlines-lose-millions-youtube.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/07/united-airlines-lose-millions-youtube.html</a> [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Thomas Huynh</title>
		<link>http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/07/united-airlines-lose-millions-youtube.html#comment-74680</link>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Huynh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hello everyone, below is my latest Delta Airlines experience.  If the fees weren&#039;t so outrageous, they&#039;d be a joke:

http://bx.businessweek.com/delta-air-lines/delta-airlines---they-dont-nickel-and-dime-you-they-want-your-franklin-bills/13399429538410343443-c625dd8dc5580b73f09b9da4e4e425d9/</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello everyone, below is my latest Delta Airlines experience.  If the fees weren&#8217;t so outrageous, they&#8217;d be a joke:</p>
<p><a href="http://bx.businessweek.com/delta-air-lines/delta-airlines---they-dont-nickel-and-dime-you-they-want-your-franklin-bills/13399429538410343443-c625dd8dc5580b73f09b9da4e4e425d9/" rel="nofollow">http://bx.businessweek.com/delta-air-lines/delta-airlines&#8212;they-dont-nickel-and-dime-you-they-want-your-franklin-bills/13399429538410343443-c625dd8dc5580b73f09b9da4e4e425d9/</a></p>
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		<title>By: Tanya</title>
		<link>http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/07/united-airlines-lose-millions-youtube.html#comment-74664</link>
		<dc:creator>Tanya</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>One thing about all this commentary...no-one really knows whether the Youtube video was a catalyst, the straw that broke the camel&#039;s back or really nothing more than a blip on the screen. What we simply have to note is it became news.  That alone still is an issue with regards to one&#039;s image being tarnished (at no cost to those that posted it) while viewed by over 3 million persons and then some.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One thing about all this commentary&#8230;no-one really knows whether the Youtube video was a catalyst, the straw that broke the camel&#8217;s back or really nothing more than a blip on the screen. What we simply have to note is it became news.  That alone still is an issue with regards to one&#8217;s image being tarnished (at no cost to those that posted it) while viewed by over 3 million persons and then some.</p>
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		<title>By: Footprints (27.07.09) &#124; Chris Deary</title>
		<link>http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/07/united-airlines-lose-millions-youtube.html#comment-74615</link>
		<dc:creator>Footprints (27.07.09) &#124; Chris Deary</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] United Airlines Lose Millions following YouTube Complaint Song! [...]</description>
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		<title>By: United Airlines vs. Dave Carroll &#124; Blog Kommunikation</title>
		<link>http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/07/united-airlines-lose-millions-youtube.html#comment-74612</link>
		<dc:creator>United Airlines vs. Dave Carroll &#124; Blog Kommunikation</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] United Airlines Lose Millions following YouTube Complaint Song! (SEOptimise)  [...]</description>
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		<title>By: simplerich &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Break the Rules &#8212; not guitars!</title>
		<link>http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/07/united-airlines-lose-millions-youtube.html#comment-74600</link>
		<dc:creator>simplerich &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Break the Rules &#8212; not guitars!</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] United, as shown in this song&#8230; believed their rules were more important than their customer. They were wrong&#8230; to the tune of around 180 Million dollars lost to shareholders according to this article. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] United, as shown in this song&#8230; believed their rules were more important than their customer. They were wrong&#8230; to the tune of around 180 Million dollars lost to shareholders according to this article. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: joseph martins</title>
		<link>http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/07/united-airlines-lose-millions-youtube.html#comment-74598</link>
		<dc:creator>joseph martins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why would any ordinary consumer &quot;think twice&quot; about booking with United?  

I happen to agree with Bradley and Sara that the airline industry tends to focus on its most profitable passengers. I would go so far as to say that it is not unique in that regard. Industries tend to follow the money trail. 

Many consumers are bargain hunters with no loyalty to a particular airline. I suspect that &quot;elite&quot; fliers are, at the very least, somewhat more loyal to an airline than the average consumer. [Though I wonder how much better their treatment is, really.]

So me must ask ourselves...what is the incentive for average consumers to switch to another airline, regardless the reason? The probability that they will be treated exactly the same way - if our assumptions are correct - is very high. Surely switching to another airline will not solve the problem or result in substantially better service. 

And, average consumers - who are very price sensitive - switch airlines with such frequency that I believe it would be virtually impossible to trace influence [on their decisions] back to specific events such as Carroll&#039;s video. 

Viral video can be powerful entertainment, but let&#039;s not confuse its ability to entertain with its ability to influence behavior.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why would any ordinary consumer &#8220;think twice&#8221; about booking with United?  </p>
<p>I happen to agree with Bradley and Sara that the airline industry tends to focus on its most profitable passengers. I would go so far as to say that it is not unique in that regard. Industries tend to follow the money trail. </p>
<p>Many consumers are bargain hunters with no loyalty to a particular airline. I suspect that &#8220;elite&#8221; fliers are, at the very least, somewhat more loyal to an airline than the average consumer. [Though I wonder how much better their treatment is, really.]</p>
<p>So me must ask ourselves&#8230;what is the incentive for average consumers to switch to another airline, regardless the reason? The probability that they will be treated exactly the same way &#8211; if our assumptions are correct &#8211; is very high. Surely switching to another airline will not solve the problem or result in substantially better service. </p>
<p>And, average consumers &#8211; who are very price sensitive &#8211; switch airlines with such frequency that I believe it would be virtually impossible to trace influence [on their decisions] back to specific events such as Carroll&#8217;s video. </p>
<p>Viral video can be powerful entertainment, but let&#8217;s not confuse its ability to entertain with its ability to influence behavior.</p>
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		<title>By: Sara</title>
		<link>http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/07/united-airlines-lose-millions-youtube.html#comment-74597</link>
		<dc:creator>Sara</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As Bradley Robb stated, &quot;Sadly, air lines don’t typically focus on bargain flyers...&quot; That is a fact, so I highly doubt UA would&#039;ve been so extremely affected by one &quot;non-elite&quot; flyer&#039;s guitar damage. Elite flyers, aka, most valued airline customers, are generally taken care of swiftly and with priority.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As Bradley Robb stated, &#8220;Sadly, air lines don’t typically focus on bargain flyers&#8230;&#8221; That is a fact, so I highly doubt UA would&#8217;ve been so extremely affected by one &#8220;non-elite&#8221; flyer&#8217;s guitar damage. Elite flyers, aka, most valued airline customers, are generally taken care of swiftly and with priority.</p>
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		<title>By: Aaron D Williams</title>
		<link>http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/07/united-airlines-lose-millions-youtube.html#comment-74580</link>
		<dc:creator>Aaron D Williams</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>United Airlines (UAUA) has suffered a drop in share value similar to the other major airlines of the world. American Airlines, Delta Airlines, US Airways, etc. have all seen volatility in their share prices due to factors of the price of oil, broad-market movement, value of the US Dollar vs. other currencies,etc. Believe me, the video had little effect.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>United Airlines (UAUA) has suffered a drop in share value similar to the other major airlines of the world. American Airlines, Delta Airlines, US Airways, etc. have all seen volatility in their share prices due to factors of the price of oil, broad-market movement, value of the US Dollar vs. other currencies,etc. Believe me, the video had little effect.</p>
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		<title>By: Friday Afternoon Link Love &#187; CommonPlaces Gazebo</title>
		<link>http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/07/united-airlines-lose-millions-youtube.html#comment-74573</link>
		<dc:creator>Friday Afternoon Link Love &#187; CommonPlaces Gazebo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] United Airlines Lose $180 Million Due to YouTube Video! [...]</description>
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		<title>By: tudza</title>
		<link>http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/07/united-airlines-lose-millions-youtube.html#comment-74572</link>
		<dc:creator>tudza</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Slashdot take on this:

1. PR firm reports PR gaff and claims huge loss of revenue.
2. ?
3. Profit!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Slashdot take on this:</p>
<p>1. PR firm reports PR gaff and claims huge loss of revenue.<br />
2. ?<br />
3. Profit!</p>
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		<title>By: Ben Florin</title>
		<link>http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/07/united-airlines-lose-millions-youtube.html#comment-74571</link>
		<dc:creator>Ben Florin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The $1 billion drop in revenue that United just reported probably had more to do with the share price fall than this video. Just a hunch...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The $1 billion drop in revenue that United just reported probably had more to do with the share price fall than this video. Just a hunch&#8230;</p>
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