Most read: Crocs deletes David Bowie tribute tweet
lasted less than an hour, reports Diana Bradley.
Crocs has bowed to teasing it received after posting a tweet in tribute to late music legend David Bowie, deleting the post less than one hour after publishing it.
The post included a picture of a white Crocs shoe with a graphic of a red lightning bolt layered on top, echoing the lightning bolt painted over the face of Bowie’s alter-ego Ziggy Stardust.
"Your magic will be missed, but your inspiration lives on forever. #DavidBowie," Crocs wrote in the post.
The backlash started immediately after Crocs posted the tweet.
I'll never forget when Bowie sang "Put on your rubber perforated slip-on shoes and dance the blues."
— Pat (?°?°)?? ??? (@PatsHoppedUp)
Nothing says Bowie like hard-wearing, practical shoes you can wash down with a hose
— James Macbeth Dann (@edmuzik)
A number of other brands have also paid tribute to Bowie on Twitter, including , , and .
Remembering the original Starman who explored the wonders of space through song
— Virgin Galactic (@virgingalactic)
RIP . You will be missed.
— Fender (@Fender)
More tributes to David Bowie:
Space race: Audi enters Google competition to put Quattro Rover on moon
Audi has put together a team of crack scientists and engineers to manufacture a lunar rover and enter to put a robotic vehicle on Earth's cosmic neighbour, a project that encapsulates its 'Vorsprung durch Technik' slogan.
Ben Bold explains Audi has teamed up with a group of engineers dubbed ‘The Part-Time Scientists’, and will use its vehicular technologies – spanning lightweight construction methods (using magnesium in the build), piloted driving and Quattro all-wheel drive – to inform the project.
Google’s $30m Google Lunar XPrize is aimed at inspiring engineers and entrepreneurs to develop low-cost methods of robotic space exploration.
The winning team must design and build a lunar rover that can be placed on the moon, explore and send HD video back to Earth.
Branding: McDonald's tries a new look
, writes Daniel Farey-Jones.
The new designs, described by the company as "simple and fresh", will spread out to all of its restaurants worldwide this year.
The accessories include a sun hat, a pair of straw-spiked shoes and four handbags that can hold a Big Mac.
Advertising: Ben Stiller's Zoolander pouts for the traffic cameras in Fiat tie-up
Ben Stiller's in a tie-up to promote both Zoolander 2 and the car brand.
The ad was scripted by Stiller and shot by Zoolander 2 director Jeff Man. Fiat’s vehicles also feature in the film, set for release on 12 February.
Careers: R/GA London sets up initiative to inspire women
and in the marketing, advertising, digital and technology industries.
Woman Up’s mission statement is to "empower and foster the women of R/GA and attract the best female talent".
As part of the initiative, Woman Up will host a number of talks, workshops, client collaborations and award programmes.
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