In our Scout Labs application, I am Scouting dozens of things at any given time, but one of my favorites is my PR Nightmares Scout. I like watching for when corporations (and politicians!) slip-up, I must admit. Thought I’d share with you some of the juicy debacles I’ve discovered recently. Enjoy.

Hillary’s latest investment in herself
Compare and contrast these presidential fundraising headlines from The Politico today: Obama on pace to raise $30 mil in February and Clinton loaned her campaign $5 million . Wow.

Apple Russia caught up in PR nightmare
In a turn of events that almost seems too bizarre to be true, Russian journalist and 14-year Mac user Alex Patsay has written an open letter to Apple PR following what sounds to be a disastrous …

The World Bank chops down the Amazon rainforest
Here we go again. The World Bank is busy funding the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, alleges this article in The Independent . The World Bank has emerged as one of the key backers behind …

Is Your Web 2.0 Strategy On Target?
Recently, Susan Gunelius on BrandCurve wrote a post about Target stores dismissing a query from a blogger who objected to their latest ad campaign. It seems that the blogger thought the ad, …