{"id":2470,"date":"2012-07-11T11:56:39","date_gmt":"2012-07-11T18:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/?p=2470"},"modified":"2012-07-11T12:05:31","modified_gmt":"2012-07-11T19:05:31","slug":"look-what-i-learned-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/2012\/look-what-i-learned-on-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"Look What I Learned on Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t use Twitter much, except when my WordPress blogs auto-post Tweets at the time I publish a new piece.<\/p>\n<p>But half an hour ago or so, I Googled Key Bank because of site issues they seem to be having. And the search result I clicked was someone&#8217;s Twitter comment.<\/p>\n<p>From there I eventually ended up on my own Twitter account&#8230;and saw this: <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/FreeStuffROCKS\/status\/223106657155153920<\/p>\n<p>Of course I clicked it! \ud83d\ude2f<\/p>\n<p>Then I went to 7-11&#8217;s site and confirmed the accuracy of the free Slurpee offer.<\/p>\n<p>After I texted family and friends about the grand deal, I noticed on the 7-11 site that the offer is for 7.11 ounces of Slurpee. \ud83d\ude33 Uh, no thanks. (Do you realize how small an eight-ounce cup is? This is smaller.)<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and about the Key Bank issue, I got to their Twitter account and&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\" data- data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Key is seeing abnormal non-business traffic on our internet channels. We are working to resolve and apologize for any inconvenience.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KeyBank Expert Help (@KeyBank_Help) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeyBank_Help\/status\/223108424173498370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So I asked:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\" data- data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeyBank_Help?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KeyBank_Help<\/a>, is this KeyLingo for &quot;We&#39;ve been hacked&quot;? Or simply, &quot;We&#39;ve had a major security breach and we hope your data is safe&quot;?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mark Roth (@anabaptist) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anabaptist\/status\/223121245321957376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t heard back yet.<\/p>\n<p>But now I know why I&#8217;ve been unable to access their site today yet. \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n<p>I hope they get it fixed soon. And I hope the damage to them and the rest of us Customer Peons is minimal at most.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I hate getting hacked.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE at 12:04 pm:<\/strong> It just dawned on me that maybe one of those UK or Nigerian emails turned out to be true and someone deposited 11.5 million Pounds and\/or Dollars into our checking account at Key&#8230;and Key can&#8217;t quite figure out what\/why in the world&#8230;and their site got turned topsy turvy. Wow! Makes a guy anxious to see what the account shows once they&#8217;re back online again. Maybe I shouldn&#8217;t wait and just buzz down to the ATM to check my balance. By then, I just well go another 3-4 miles and get a free Slurpee; that seems a better deal&#8230;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t use Twitter much, except when my WordPress blogs auto-post Tweets at the time I publish a new piece. But half an hour ago or so, I Googled Key Bank because of site issues they seem to be having. And the search result I clicked was someone&#8217;s Twitter comment. 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