My friend Marc inspired me to post the links and lessons so we can learn from the @ryanaironline spoof.  My blog article is a few posts down, but here is the fun stuff with the Telegraph, Times Online, etc.  I am including Marc’s comments too.  It was really fun, and I think I feel mighty comfortable sharing this on a professional level.  No it won’t be on my resume, but I will have a private smirk about it in the future.  Remember… creative pranks aren’t just fun… it’s healthy!   What started as an innocent, scotch fueled dabbled into creative pranksterism…. turned into a valuable lesson about brand mitigation, awareness, and accountability and verification needs in social media!

The @RyanAirOnline Debacle

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I’ve got to say.  I have always wondered just exactly who it was that had the spare time to play these social media tricks.  It’s not surprise that it is Hraba.

But this experiment and the impact it had on the larger community is truly amazing. I’m not sure you can put it on your resume. But it clearly is something not nothing

Marc

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Articles… I think this is most of them:

Remember that ryan air thing? I had them so confused they claimed it was there twitter account.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/news/article5851864.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=1491494

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/4943871/Ryanair-caught-up-in-fake-Twitter-account-controversy.html

http://www.travolution.co.uk/blog/2009/03/official–-ryanair-joins-twitt.php

http://www.daxthink.com/2009/03/ryanaironline-abusing-other-airlines.html

http://journeysthroughtravel.com/2009/03/05/a-warm-welcome-for-ryanaironline/

http://gettincarriedaway.com/?p=189

http://boardingarea.com/blogs/thingsinthesky/

http://www.techcentral.ie/article.aspx?id=13161

http://www.joeblogs.net/?p=269

http://twitter.com/Gadling/statuses/1283209392