Update: According to a tweet posted by Kyle Kinane, he was fooled by prankster Randy Liedtke.
Welp, I done been had. Master prankster @randyliedtke got me. Got questions? Ask him. Sorry. I wanted it to be real too.
— Kyle Kinane (@kylekinane) December 2, 2013
Twitter bots are used for many different purposes, and comedian Kyle Kinane noticed a different kind of bot used by Pace Salsa’s Twitter account.
Kinane first noticed that two of his NSFW tweets posted back in January were favorited by Pace:
You’re doing it wrong, Pace. pic.twitter.com/Va2FsobaiR
— Kyle Kinane (@kylekinane) December 1, 2013
Feeling that no human being who managed the account would favorite such tweets, he posted one tweet after another which made it pretty clear a bot was at work:
Pace, you might want to pay a human being to run your account. pic.twitter.com/VJro7FRB6L
— Kyle Kinane (@kylekinane) December 1, 2013
Sunday morning just got really interesting … pic.twitter.com/WE6xfHIsmH
— Kyle Kinane (@kylekinane) December 1, 2013
WELL BOY-HOWDY!!! pic.twitter.com/ESUcilH0uD
— Kyle Kinane (@kylekinane) December 1, 2013
So it’s just open season then? pic.twitter.com/sMUxooFr1J
— Kyle Kinane (@kylekinane) December 1, 2013
Eventually, Pace caught on to Kinane’s shenanigans, and tweeted it was experiencing “technical problems.”
I was never part of the 99% movement, but this morning we shut down big salsa! Cheers! pic.twitter.com/3s9RaizGVW
— Kyle Kinane (@kylekinane) December 1, 2013
Currently, @Pace_Foods doesn’t exist, and it would appear the account was deleted.
This is what happens when you leave the robots in charge, @Pace_Foods. WATCH OUT ROBOTS. WE HUMANS AINT DEAD YET.
— Kyle Kinane (@kylekinane) December 1, 2013
Before the account was deleted, “Eric” direct messaged Kinane about deleting the tweets:
Negotiations have begun. pic.twitter.com/Oiv7S9I0mA
— Kyle Kinane (@kylekinane) December 1, 2013
Here’s how the rest of the conversation went:
— Kyle Kinane (@kylekinane) December 1, 2013
“Blackmail for salsa is still blackmail.” Oh boy. Gonna need some pro bono representation over here. pic.twitter.com/a7CQ1t2dr0
— Kyle Kinane (@kylekinane) December 1, 2013
We haven’t deadlocked yet. pic.twitter.com/B7eFuNaJIh
— Kyle Kinane (@kylekinane) December 1, 2013
CHECK MATE. pic.twitter.com/tllWYQCFyz
— Kyle Kinane (@kylekinane) December 1, 2013
Looks like we really “stirred up” a little controversy! (I love wordplay you can go fuck you if you don’t). pic.twitter.com/YDk9FGPqeI
— Kyle Kinane (@kylekinane) December 1, 2013
Followers–nay–FRIENDS, do I accept in a gesture of good sportsmanship, or do I, as they say in TX…”get a rope”? pic.twitter.com/tL32HnZrjx
— Kyle Kinane (@kylekinane) December 1, 2013
Verdict in the @kylekinane bored in bed on a Sunday vs. @Pace_Foods‘s autonomously favoriting robot: pic.twitter.com/2U1xDQBj9h
— Kyle Kinane (@kylekinane) December 1, 2013
Back out of his meeting, Miles chimes in, immediately prompting “Sharon” to take over:
Well well, @Pace_Foods, is the player becoming the played? I say GAME ON. pic.twitter.com/jzc9xBO1OE
— Kyle Kinane (@kylekinane) December 1, 2013
Miles was sent home and we haven’t heard from Eric in quite some time. Genuinely concerned, @Pace_Foods. pic.twitter.com/rgIkilg7JD
— Kyle Kinane (@kylekinane) December 1, 2013
ITS A COVER UP!!! pic.twitter.com/cemzvJWIaC
— Kyle Kinane (@kylekinane) December 1, 2013
ALERT THE AUTHORITIES. pic.twitter.com/qRJ4K6K9ln
— Kyle Kinane (@kylekinane) December 1, 2013
Almost an hour later, Miles responds saying he’s “pretty sure they are firing me Monday,” but Eric assures him that’s not the case:
Oh god Miles I am so sorry. And right before Christmas. You can probably use salsa instead of cranberry sauce I guess pic.twitter.com/vp7rKA18ox
— Kyle Kinane (@kylekinane) December 1, 2013
While the last several direct messages could be fake, the message is pretty clear that companies should pay a bit more attention when using bots on Twitter.
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