Attention Harvard Grads: Wanna Like, OMG, Twitter for Britney Spears, Y'all?
Twitter is currently the target of a nuisance-y phishing hacking attack -- you get an email asking you to confirm your username and password via the link provided, and then BWA HA HA, the lulz, theyz happenz.
Valleywag is keeping a running list of the victims, which so far include Barack Obama, Facebook, a couple news anchors, the Huffington Post and Britney Spears.
Britney's camp, in particular, is PISSED. Someone's been fired over it (though there's conflicting info over who), and they've posted a job advertisement for a new social media manager...on a Harvard-only private job board:
If you're interested in being the "Britney Spears 2.0 Media Manager," you must meet the following strigent requirements:
You are addicted to social networks such as MySpace and Facebook. … You are a popular culture addict and passionate about the intersection of Silicon Valley and Hollywood.
You should also have "some design/photo-shop experience."
Not included in the ad, apparently, would be anything about not being stupid enough to click on a phishing email asking for your username and password, whether it be from Twitter or eBay or some bank that you don't even fucking have an account with.
But I guess that's why they're going after Harvard grads this time? Who knew you had to rack up six-figures worth of student debt in order to be qualified to change the wallpaper on Britney Spear's MySpace page? Damn this economy!
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OMG! Anyone else that the eligible candidate apparently has to "MANGE a high profile branded online network." SO high profile, in fact, that they don't NEED no stinkin' spellcheck. Mange, ha! (I am disturbingly easily amused... must find hobby...)
Posted by: Accidental Housewife | January 13, 2009 at 04:07 PM
I'm totally looking for a new job. I didn't go to harvard but I do have a law degree. Think I am qualified?
However did you find this?
Posted by: jodifur | January 13, 2009 at 04:28 PM
What's "Googloe Analytics"?
Posted by: Backpacking Dad | January 13, 2009 at 05:23 PM
You actually made me snort out loud.
Posted by: allison | January 13, 2009 at 11:41 PM
How about posting a job for a new person to POST JOBS, one who has a working knowledge of grammar and spelling?
Also, has social media officially jumped the shark when people are hired to TWITTER for other people?
Posted by: Elizabeth | January 14, 2009 at 08:12 AM
At last my 5.5 years of graduate work at Harvard could pay off!
Posted by: Christin | January 14, 2009 at 03:12 PM
At last my 5.5 years of graduate work at Harvard could pay off!
Posted by: Christin | January 14, 2009 at 03:12 PM
heh - maybe not. am too stupid to not post twice...cannot possibly "mange" britney's network
Posted by: Christin | January 14, 2009 at 03:14 PM