This morning, someone named “Skeletor” announced that he had taken control of Honda Motor Company’s official Twitter feed.
.@PeopleMag I demand a recount for #SexiestManAlive #BoneStructure #Skeletakeover pic.twitter.com/qFMFYZTfiG
— Honda (@Honda) December 1, 2014
I wonder what He-Man is getting for #CyberMonday. Probably a bedazzled loincloth. #SMH #Skeletakeover pic.twitter.com/XTtWirIInp
— Honda (@Honda) December 1, 2014
Can anyone tell me how to contact “internet trolls”? They sound like my kinda people. #Skeletakeover
— Honda (@Honda) December 1, 2014
I’m so buying this. #CyberMonday #Skeletakeover pic.twitter.com/qbpbSGLKT8
— Honda (@Honda) December 1, 2014
@JimSterling Excellent, together WE WILL RULE THE TWITTERVERSE! #Skeletakeover
— Honda (@Honda) December 1, 2014
Just discovered #ManCrushMonday. Here’s a man I’d like to crush! #mcm #Skeletakeover pic.twitter.com/fJf0WeWhv7
— Honda (@Honda) December 1, 2014
Many assumed the account had been hacked:
Hey guys, go check out @Honda's account, it got hacked by Skeletor & it's pretty damn funny…
— =-/ (@WickedPoseidon) December 1, 2014
Amazing – someone's hacked @Honda and turned it into the personal Twitter account of He-Man villain Skeletor. pic.twitter.com/wMZIZx5vFU
— Morgan Jeffery (@morganjeffery) December 1, 2014
But it was all a marketing gimmick:
https://twitter.com/AndrewKirell/status/539465419086909442
Well played, Honda. Well played.
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