The Happy Moron

…before someone did this:

Please rob me searches twitter for tweets that indicate someone is not at home.

It’s made the news; a lot of the news. You’ve probably already read about it before you read this post. My first thought is, “Darn, I should have done this.” Hopefully it raises public awareness.

This is only one piece of the puzzle needed to rob someone, but it’s not hard to imagine the other pieces coming together in a socially networked world. Why not buzz over to their twitter profile page and grab their real name?

Hmm… could you automatically look them up in an online phone directory if you know what city they’re in?

If you are able to link a twitter account with a Facebook account, things get a whole lot easier.

You want to know if their family (friends with same last name?) are away. Do they have anyone coming to house-sit?

Oh, and forget burglars… they’re just one on a long list of people who might be interested to know this stuff.