Banking Via Twitter?

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Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday September 28, 2009 @07:16AM from the what-not-to-do dept.

In the latest example of how just because you can do something doesn't mean you should, one credit union has decided to offer a new feature, dubbed "tweetMyMoney," that allows members to interact with their accounts via Twitter. Can't wait for the next version, "tweetSomeoneElsesMoney." "tweetMyMoney, available exclusively to Vantage members! With tweetMyMoney, you can monitor your account balance, deposits, withdrawals, holds and cleared checks with simple commands. And, you can even transfer funds within your account. It's all available on Twitter, 24/7!"

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uh oh by wesslen · 2009-09-28 07:21 · Score: 5, Funny

Tweet: you're broke. :) Thank you for choosing stupidity banking.
Pffft by MyLongNickName · 2009-09-28 07:22 · Score: 5, Funny

120 characters isn't big enough for my account balance.

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1. Re:Pffft by megamerican · 2009-09-28 08:39 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  He's from Zimbabwe you insensitive clod!
  
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"Hey, I know what'd be great!" by djkitsch · 2009-09-28 07:22 · Score: 5, Interesting

"This Twitter thing, yeah, it's all, like, Web Two Point Oh, and customer synergy interaction right, and then people can, like, interact with their data and it'll be all like, in the Cloud! Yeah!"

I can guarantee something very much like the above took place in their marketing department shortly before this was built. I've spent 10 years listening to this from marketing geeks - nothing more dangerous than a new technology half-understood.

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1. Re:"Hey, I know what'd be great!" by sadness203 · 2009-09-28 07:34 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Yeah, so what ? It's perfect, it's genius!
  Now I only have to fit the nigerian scam letter in a 120 characters tweet... and they can, in one or two simple click, send me the money!
  Can't you see the advancement ?
2. Re:"Hey, I know what'd be great!" by masshuu · 2009-09-28 08:00 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  U r heir 2 $200k, send bank info 2 this tweet long with $2,000 4 holding and verification.
  
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3. Re:"Hey, I know what'd be great!" by netsharc · 2009-09-28 08:12 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Yeah, does the bank also have a branch in Second Life? Come on man, Second Life, it's the future! Even CNN has an office there!
  Oh wait, it's not 2007 anymore...
  
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I'd Prefer to Bank via MySpace by swanzilla · 2009-09-28 07:23 · Score: 5, Funny

As long as Iâ(TM)m throwing caution to the wind, Iâ(TM)d like to hear some embedded MIDI while I bank.

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Re:Two words by _Sprocket_ · 2009-09-28 09:59 · Score: 5, Funny

Twitter meets banking: a whale too large to fail.