Facebook experienced widespread service disruptions for much of Monday morning, which prevented users from posting and engaging with posts on the social network.
While the outage may have been a headache for Facebook and many users, some brands decided to turn it into a marketing opportunity — for better or worse:
#Facebookdown Grab your Venus razor and Embrace your extra "me" time. pic.twitter.com/pUYjLVobBb
— Gillette Venus (@GilletteVenus) October 21, 2013
#facebookdown? Ci pensiamo noi. pic.twitter.com/NLKDR5j47s
— Red Bull Italy (@redbullITA) October 21, 2013
Facebook is down, but don't worry, here’s our status update: thirsty #facebookdown pic.twitter.com/RJXVWkvnur
— Jupiler (@Jupiler) October 21, 2013
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