Comic Con Hijacks Fans' Twitter Accounts

Launched in 2006, New York Comic Con has grown to attract an annual crowd of over a hundred thousand fans of comics, video games and movies. And as if that hype wasn't enough, organizers decided this year to use attendees’ Twitter accounts to send out promo messages without their knowledge. Shortly after doors opened to the convention on Thursday, hundreds of pre-written tweets were sent out from the handles of unassuming visitors. Brian Crecente, co-founder and news editor at Polygon, wrote t...