Jell-O's Fun My Life Twitter Campaign: Social Media Genius Or Just 'Funning' Annoying?

Is This The Most Annoying Twitter Campaign Ever?
Gelatin cubes in glass bowl
Gelatin cubes in glass bowl

Since the advent of Twitter, the hashtag #FML has been a well-known, if not overused, expression of self-pity. But all this time we've had it all wrong, at least according to Jell-O, which is now trying to redefine the profane acronym as part of a new social media marketing campaign announced earlier this week.

So far, the company has been awarding free Jell-O to a select number of self-deprecating Twitter users troubled by things like being too hot or tired, mistaking deodorant for dry shampoo, nearly losing cellphone battery and having a bad track meet, among others.

The company also offered Jell-O to some Twitter users who might need more than the jiggly dessert.

And apparently not having health insurance is a problem that can simply be fixed with some free Jell-O:

As a result some have felt the need to tell Jell-O to just go ahead and "fun" off, as it were:

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