Twitter Billboard Leads to Epic Fail [PIC]

Courtesy Mashable!  Sun, 11/29/2009 - 10:28

twitterbillA TV station in Alabama is learning that live Twitter billboards sometimes deliver unintended consequences.

While we can’t vouch for its authenticity, South Carolina-based blog The Palmetto Scoop claims a University of South Carolina graduate driving through Mobile, Alabama snapped the shot below and sent it in.

The WPMI-TV billboard displays Tweets from the LOCAL15NEWS Twitter account, with this Tweet resulting in the juxtaposition.

Update: The photo has...

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