The Gift of LG15 - What did you learn?

[BaileysMom]

No matter how this whole saga plays out, I can say that I learned a whole hell of a lot of stuff following this little mystery.

Here are some of the things/people/subjects I learned:

1. that WiKi exists and that it is a great source of material
2. that Thelema exists
3. how misunderstood non-traditional religions are in mainstream america (and elsewhere, i am sure)
4. Johari Window Theory (very cool)
5. ARGs - did not know they existed
6. About dissecting audio files - not an expert, but definitely interesting to follow the threads about the cassie audio
7. Turing and Reverse Turing tests
8. How to track an IP address


What have you learned about or been exposed to that NEVER would have entered your life without this little mystery?

[Alissa Brooke]

I learned that I am capable of setting up a forum, ha ha ha.

[wixy15]

I learned that not everyone on the internet is a cocknose. Some of the people are quite nice,

I also learnt about the whol ARG gaming scene.
I also learnt that people still practice these 'weird' religions.
It also confounded my thoughts on taking things as what that might first seem.

EDIT: Oh and I also learnt how to look at the internet all day at work wothout being caught. Genius.

[ka]

wixy15 said:

EDIT: Oh and I also learnt how to look at the internet all day at work wothout being caught. Genius.

LOL!

Here's a tip... If your company firewall blocks out those occult sites (necessary research, of course...), use Babelfish as a proxy server. That was a real gem of a find. Made me the office hero for a day.

[whisk3rs]

I learned to TRUST NO ONE and 'Everything is not how it seems' and a slew of other cliches.

[dharmabum420]

I learned that alternative forms of entertainment and marketing are always evolving.

I learned that people believe that adherence to obscure, irrelevant and silly semi-religions/cults is far more common than it actually is. Actually, I re-learned this one, really.

I learned that people on some 'net communities are far too concerned with believing that an entertaining bit of video diversion is REAL, moreso than finding this bit of video entertaining.

In other words, I'm baffled as to how people learning that LG15 is a scripted plot makes them feel betrayed and angry, yet many of these people may tune in to "Two and a Half Men" on a weekly basis for entertainment.

[Smashing]

I learned that if you are trying to keep a secret online, google's cache is your worst enemy.

[Passer inassatus]

I learned that the social networks for Hollywood wannabes are vast horrorshows of flesh.

[beingbored]

Well this is more regarding gift than learning, but it was really nice to have entertainment that was so intriguing and clean! I hope they keep it that way because it'll maximize their fan base (and also it's refreshing).

Uhm, as for the learning part: google cache is as good as it is evil, haha.

[Smashing]

I just learned something new: the terminolgy IC and OOC meaning "in character" and "out of character." Although, apparently, the filmmakers also need to study up on this.

[satan]

i've learned (re-learned!) that people will be suprised (re-suprised) at stuff they've already seen done before and will call it new.

[bebi67]

Ive learned that the masses will gobble up the *next big thing*with gusto - and Lonelygirl15 is it.

[BaileysMom]

9. The definition of a meme
10. That NOTHING on the internet is private
11. How to use www.photobucket.com to create an avatar
12. That I actually like some of P Diddy's stuff


Well, what about you?

[noasinger]

I learned that obnoxious young surveyors from England can be awfully damn sweet and hawtt in their gonzo way.


Oops, also learned that Spaniards are awesome.

[Terryfic]

I learned:

1) You can become good friends with people you have never met
2) MySpace is incredibly insecure
3) Despite my own reservations, my voice my not be all that bad.
4) People actually say things other than ‘a/s/l’ on IRC
5) How to add to a wiki, sort of
6) No matter how hard you hide, someone will always find you on MySpace
7) Amateurs shouldn’t try to run an ARG
8) All the aura and mystic that I had given members of the press was really undeserved
9) What skype is, even though someone never calls me on it
10) A group of people that are all really paranoid and don’t trust each other can still work together and effectively accomplish something.
11) All the aura and mystic that I had given forum mods and admins was really undeserved
12) How to use Joolma, sort of
13) IP tracing is just as easy as I thought it was
14) People really dig a Gilbert and Sullivan parody
15) Indiana Jones may not have fairly and accurately portrayed what cults are really like in Temple of Doom

And finally
16) There are many catfish in this pond