RadioShack, purchased by private equity firm REV in 2020, reintroduces itself as a crypto exchange trying to attract users with a stream of often profane tweets
Gen Z may not be familiar with the RadioShack of their grandparents, but they're getting to know its replacement.
Washington Post Yiwen Lu
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Discussion
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@trungtphan
Trung Phan
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RadioShack intern, explained https://twitter.com/...
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@arvalis
@arvalis
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Radioshack is getting a lot of attention for being edgelord wacky right now. This is an ad campaign to court public favor for their crypto scheme. You can see the person running the account here hiring people to work on the Radioshack project. Please do not fall for this grift. h…
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@mattbinder
Matt Binder
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you know that internet marketing guy Tai Lopez from all those YouTube “get rich quick” scheme video ads? his company owns Radio Shack now. when you retweet those dumb tweets, you're helping them promote their crypto platform. that's right, RadioShack sells crypto now. https://twi…
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@gah650
George Howard
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Because no two words signify innovation more than 'radio and'shack' https://twitter.com/...
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@mgsiegler
M.G. Siegler
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🎶 You had your time, you had the power You've yet to have your finest hour Radio... 🎶 https://twitter.com/...
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@chris_journo
Christopher Hutton
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I'm sorry, RadioShack became WHAT!?!?! I've seen so many older tech brands from the 00s embrace the Crypto scene. Napster, LiveWire. Now RadioShack? WTF dude. https://twitter.com/...
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@dsilverman
Dwight Silverman
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With crypto approaching its true value - $0 - RadioShack may have picked the wrong direction and time to “pivot.” Remember RadioShack? It's now a crypto company with wild tweets. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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@trengriffin
Tren Griffin
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Radio Shack was an important part of the early personal computer era. The name TRS-80 Micro Computer System was an abbreviation of Tandy Radio Shack, Z80 [microprocessor]. The cassette player was, well, something else. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@pkafka
Peter Kafka
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Good story but perfect 2022 summary. https://twitter.com/...
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@mattbinder
Matt Binder
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this is why RadioShack posts “edgy” tweets now https://mashable.com/...
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@diction
Nick
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Hey before y'all start patting RadioShack on the back for learning how to be edgy on Twitter a few years too late, they're doing lame ass crypto shit. That's all it is. https://mashable.com/...
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@waystarroyhoe
Monica
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you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain https://twitter.com/...
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@purpleforamber
Kylie
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Using the smear campaign against Amber Heard as a marketing strategy is wildly unprofessional and reflects very poorly on RadioShack as a brand. Regardless of which party is in the wrong, turning a trial concerning domestic abuse allegations into a cheeky joke is unacceptable. ht…
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@emilio__oilime
Emilio
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radioshack marketing team https://twitter.com/...
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@win98tech
@win98tech
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Haha yeah man those Radioshack tweets are fire haha yeah also its a front for a crypto scam run by a known scam artist that buys up failed business and turns them into scams haha really fire posts tho
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@hkanji
Hussein Kanji
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Radio Shack has reinvented itself as a crazy crypto company https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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@itsyiwenlu
Yiwen Lu
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The 100-year-old @RadioShack wants to bring crypto to the masses. Dropping NSFW tweets was part of their strategy. I talked to the company's CMO in my latest story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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@arvalis
@arvalis
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Radioshack was purchased by Tai Lopez who is a textbook financial guru scam artist. They rebranded Radioshack as a crypto platform because of course they did. It's just all so stupid. https://twitter.com/...
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@dpakman
David Pakman
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Did Radio Shack's twitter account get hacked? Really crazy stuff happening over there
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@brentalfloss
Brent Black
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WHAT IN TARNATION is going on with Radio Shack's Twitter????? https://twitter.com/...
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@smdiehl
Stephen Diehl
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These zombie companies turned crypto schemes are getting weird. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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@jordylancaster
Jordan Chamberlain
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RadioShack exec: we aren't getting enough engagement on social, anyone have suggestions on what to do? Underpaid intern: [snorting line of coke] burn it to the ground https://twitter.com/...