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HuffPo/Geek Squad

“Best Buy Employee Allegedly Outs Straight Customer on Facebook” The Huffington Post, May 2, 2012. Allegations that a Geek Squad employee had used a customer’s cell phone to post false statements about the customer’s sexual orientation on the customer’s Facebook page validated Larry’s claims that the company’s customer service model had failed. See also Kashmir Hill’s article on Forbes.
This entry was posted in Media on July 7, 2012 by Larry Downes.

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