Re: [tor-talk] Cicada 3301: 2016
On 2/11/16, Green Dream <greendream848@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm surprised anyone thinks this could possibly be anything besides a viral marketing campaign. AR games are all the rage these days.
That doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Cicada_3301 is going on 5 years. Seeing as no entity has stepped forward, there is no marketing benefit. For that matter there's no tangible benefit for the sponsor at all, aside from possibly attracting talent.
Agreed. If they were selling auto insurance, they'd look pathetic, especially to those working it. It's bragging rights / talent search / comrade at arms. Whether from Big Govt, Big Corp, or cpunks. Those who solved one or more know the answer... :)
On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 7:04 PM grarpamp <grarpamp@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2/11/16, Green Dream <greendream848@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm surprised anyone thinks this could possibly be anything besides a viral marketing campaign. AR games are all the rage these days.
That doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Cicada_3301 is going on 5 years. Seeing as no entity has stepped forward, there is no marketing benefit. For that matter there's no tangible benefit for the sponsor at all, aside from possibly attracting talent.
Agreed. If they were selling auto insurance, they'd look pathetic, especially to those working it. It's bragging rights / talent search / comrade at arms. Whether from Big Govt, Big Corp, or cpunks. Those who solved one or more know the answer... :)
Yep. Now that I've looked into it some more, it does seem quite unlikely this could be a viral marketing campaign. AR game for the fun of it seems more likely to me at this point.
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