The U.S. Secret Service is out with an apology Thursday after tweeting the following on its official account: “Had to monitor Fox for a story. Can’t. Deal. With. The. Blathering.â€
NPR reports that a spokesman for the Secret Service, Edwin Donovan, put out a statement reading: “an employee with access to the Secret Service’s Twitter account, who mistakenly believed they were on their personal account, posted an unapproved and inappropriate tweet. … The tweet did not reflect the views of the U.S. Secret Service and it was immediately removed. We apologize for this mistake, and the user no longer has access to our official account.â€
The tweet in question was widely retweeted and picked up by blogs before it was deleted.
This isn’t the first time an employee has tweeted something meant for friends’ eyes on an official account; Red Cross social media specialist Gloria Huang sent out a tweet about drinking from that organization’s account, and someone with access to the official Chrysler Twitter account, @ChryslerAutos, dropped an F-bomb on its followers.
Hot tip social media managers: When it comes to mixing work and play, use an entirely different browser for your personal Twitter account. You can never be too careful.
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