Another interesting take on this in my opinion is that no one recognized the places that she went to. Perhaps people don't realize that interesting destinations exist in their home towns.
Love this. Very cool project, even if, as pointed out already in this thread, it was emulated from the Leeds 13's own fake trip.<p>Also fascinating how hostile some of the commenters are here. The project explores the illusion social media sites create. I think it's pretty cool.
I wonder what measures she took to simulate network latency. That's one of the things, that's going to immediately rat you out, if you're not where you're supposed to be.
For what its worth, she mentioned in a television show that she got a 7 (out of 10) mark for the project, which was people thought was rather low. The fact is that she does a kind of art study and that the teacher was not all to impressed with the 'art' she created for the project.
Here's a post with more pictures:
<a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/this-woman-used-photoshop-to-convince-her-family-that-she-we" rel="nofollow">http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/this-woman-used-photos...</a>
Reminds of this - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mason_University's_historical_hoaxes" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mason_University's_histo...</a>
In the spirit of the increasing Facebook dependency, <a href="http://99daysoffreedom.com/" rel="nofollow">http://99daysoffreedom.com/</a>
I don't see the modernity of the project because she used traditional methods like setting up a complete scene and photographing herself. Perhaps a more modern variant is to make lots of posts from a south Asian chat room to convince people your are from South Asia?
LOVE the experience and HER for most TRAVEL is over-rated.
LONG time New York City, NY, USA. Seen the tunnel doors under
the Columbia University campus .... but then, i was a student.<p>Go to the factory parties in Brooklyn and ride my bicycle through
the POLISH Greenpoint section with the Catholic statues and
shrines in the house or apartment yard or garden.<p>SHAME ON YOU for only thinking the experiment or sociology
review or comment on Facebook is ABOUT FOOLING YOUR FRIENDS.<p>In general, most of your FRIENDS are DUMBER than you are and
even test lower on the IQ scale.<p>ITS ALL ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE. Can you get a real Chinatown
street food - yummy bizarre food high? Without going to Bangkok?
Without jet lag? without high amount of expense?<p>Sure scuba diving in the Caribbean is a high point of life. But I spent
most time looking behind me for there were sharks / barracuda etc.
So, experience and MILEAGE WILL VARY GREATLY.<p>CONCLUSION: no suprise, you ignoramousses. Read the book on
globalization. In Florida you can hear the NATIVE INDIAN from Mexico
who has NO PAPERS who is working construction IN FLORIDA.<p>Many friends have never been to the Metropolitan MUSEUM of NYC, NY, USA - post link. HUNGARIAN movies and cheap student films were
shot at the Hungarian Coffee Shop right near St. John the Divine Church.
Location is close to 116th street. Columbia University.<p>Here's proof. Simply come up with ONE HUNDRED QUESTIONS for
a reality movie /documentary / March of the Penguins in Antartica
etc.<p>MOST OF THE COLLEGE GRADUATES are clueless! Are they living
in a Matrix? Are MOST OF THE PENGUINS EXACTLY the same
and 95% or ninety five percent of all penguins seen are MALE?<p>Something is wrong, because "the illusion social media" or
rather the DEPENDENCE UPON VIRTUAL or almost reality.<p>PS. look carefully at the MONK PICTURES. DO you see Waldo?
that is a joke. Do YOU SEE FIVE THINGS WRONG?
are the light spectrum color variation appropriate?<p>Does water swirl down the drain in a counter-clockwise direction?<p>SHAVING HEAD USING A MODERN DAY RAZOR?
some teeth filled with gold by dentist while in the US they use
verneers and coverings and 'silver amalgam'?
<i>>The reasons behind her actions, however, are noble: it was all part of a university project, in which she wanted to show how Facebook activity is not necessarily reflective of real life.</i><p>I don't think doing academic research is a carte-blanch to lie to people. One girl might do this sort of thing for the ego boost of appearing cool. But what about the ego boost academics get from pulling this kind of trick on other people.