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[[Evan Ratliff]] from [[Wired Magazine]] is conducting an experiment by seemingly vanishing as far as knowledge of his physical whereabouts.<ref> [http://www.wired.com/vanish/ Wired.com/vanish]</ref>. Wired has offered a $5000 reward for anyone who can find him. He is still "on the grid" and at large but communicating with his followers on [[Twitter]]. <ref>[http://www.twitter.com/theatavist @theativist] (Evan Ratliff's [[Twitter]] account)</ref> The [[publicity stunt]] may be to call attention to Internet related unemployment. <ref>[http://unemploymentality.com/2009/08/where-in-the-world-is-evan-ratliff/ Where in the world is Evan Ratliff?]</ref> The [[Google Wave]] development group has even proposed using the phenomenal ploy as a [[test case]] for the new technology pushing the frontier of real-time web activity. <ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/google-wave-api/browse_thread/thread/d6ee93fcf6b46e7e?hl=en Google Wave API group post]</ref> Ratliff is using his specially created blog to taunt the "hunters" <ref>[http://evanoffgrid.blogspot.com/ EvanOffGrid Blog]</ref>. [[Facebook]] groups have emerged to team up and find him <ref>[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=116687223067 The Search for Evan Ratliff]</ref> or to help him remain at large <ref>[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=139013870989 Run, Evan, Run!]</ref> | [[Evan Ratliff]] from [[Wired Magazine]] is conducting an experiment by seemingly vanishing as far as knowledge of his physical whereabouts.<ref> [http://www.wired.com/vanish/ Wired.com/vanish]</ref>. Wired has offered a $5000 reward for anyone who can find him. He is still "on the grid" and at large but communicating with his followers on [[Twitter]]. <ref>[http://www.twitter.com/theatavist @theativist] (Evan Ratliff's [[Twitter]] account)</ref> The [[publicity stunt]] may be to call attention to Internet related unemployment. <ref>[http://unemploymentality.com/2009/08/where-in-the-world-is-evan-ratliff/ Where in the world is Evan Ratliff?]</ref> The [[Google Wave]] development group has even proposed using the phenomenal ploy as a [[test case]] for the new technology pushing the frontier of real-time web activity. <ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/google-wave-api/browse_thread/thread/d6ee93fcf6b46e7e?hl=en Google Wave API group post]</ref> Ratliff is using his specially created blog to taunt the "hunters" <ref>[http://evanoffgrid.blogspot.com/ EvanOffGrid Blog]</ref>. [[Facebook]] groups have emerged to team up and find him <ref>[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=116687223067 The Search for Evan Ratliff]</ref> or to help him remain at large <ref>[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=139013870989 Run, Evan, Run!]</ref> | ||
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Evan Ratliff from Wired Magazine is conducting an experiment by seemingly vanishing as far as knowledge of his physical whereabouts.[1]. Wired has offered a $5000 reward for anyone who can find him. He is still "on the grid" and at large but communicating with his followers on Twitter. [2] The publicity stunt may be to call attention to Internet related unemployment. [3] The Google Wave development group has even proposed using the phenomenal ploy as a test case for the new technology pushing the frontier of real-time web activity. [4] Ratliff is using his specially created blog to taunt the "hunters" [5]. Facebook groups have emerged to team up and find him [6] or to help him remain at large [7]
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