I Use Twitter, Please Rob Me

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday February 18, 2010 @03:00AM from the serves-the-twits-right dept.

nk497 writes "Developers looking to prove a point about the information people are sharing on social networking sites have unveiled a new tool called Please Rob Me. It hunts out tweets from people who are also using location-based services telling the world that they're out of town, and then directs the world to go rob their house. The creators of the site said: 'Don't get us wrong, we love the whole location-aware thing. The information is very interesting and can be used to create some pretty awesome applications. However, the way in which people are stimulated to participate in sharing this information is less awesome.' How long until the first actual robbery takes place?"

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Re:What's more fun than shooting fish in a barrel? by tomhudson · 2010-02-18 04:11 · Score: 5, Informative

You can also follow the site owner on twitter: http://twitter.com/Mikepruett
>Mikepruett
>Mike Pruett | Rochester, MN
>@WheresKiger Just eat at a new fast food place called Nupa Express on 11thAve NW and Civic Center Drive it was GREAT 11:12 PM Sep 15th, 2009
... and rob HIS house when he's not home:
>Domain name: PLEASESUEME.COM
>Pruett, Mike mlt@mltgroup.com
>4012 5th Place NW, Rochester, MN 55901
Give him a call to tell him you appreciate being able to track him: 507-281-3490