Eon8

Its sending me somewhere... *Argh 404 Error, cue in Darth Vader with NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
 
An experiment! Interesting. But disappointing.
 
almost the whole internet is trying to connect at the same time. D:
 
agh, can't get to the site anymore...keep refreshing but get nothing.
 
theotherguy said:
agh, can't get to the site anymore...keep refreshing but get nothing.
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same... because everyone is checking now.
 
I got there. There was a link leading to:

{eon8} Complete

As of July 1st, 2006, the E8 Project has completed.
The purpose of this project was to determine the reactions of the internet public to lack of information.

History

The domain eon8.com was chosen, as it is short, easily remembered, and eon9 was already registered.
It was originally posted on www.msfn.org, but was promptly removed as 'spam'. It was enough time for it to be copied to other forums throughout December 2005.

Results

We were amazed to discover that the site was instantly linked with terrorism, simply for the fact that it seems mysterious. Evil was the number one first impression people had of the site, in spite of the fact that there are no threats on the site. The only thing Eon 8 says is "We don't want you here". Nothing else.
Other less disappointing opinions were social experimentation (which was correct), James Bond movie viral marketing, and promotions for video games.
For many people, being faced with a countdown timer was an instant reason to try to shut down or hack the site. This is a worrying reaction, that if someone doesn't understand something they must destroy it. As a result, the servers have been hit quite hard these last few days, but luckily 99% of the 'hackers' could easily be described as 'l4me n00bs'.
Another worrying example of paranoia was how quickly people would jump to conclusions, such as telephoning the registered owner of a dog seen in a photograph on a server that hosts a page that links to eon8.
Surprises

The folks at Unfiction.com were the most resourceful and inventive, they successfully managed to decrypt several of the 'codes' on the site, forcing them to be re-encrypted using more secure methods.

FAQ

What about eon5.com?
Nothing to do with us. Pure coincidence, but worked in our favor.

What about the 8th eon being the end of the world?
We picked Eon 8 because Eon 9 was already taken. We didn't know about the significance of this. Eon is a cool sounding word!

Why July 1st?
We didn't know how long it would take to get the word out using our subtle promotion methods. We allowed over 6 months.

What do the codes on the site mean?
They're mostly randomly generated integers encrypted with md5, but with certain letters removed and replaced. The Logs page is simply based on the current timestamp, encrypted and modified. You can't decrypt them, they really are random numbers.

What is the Deployment Map?
They're dots placed over major cities and several random locations, it was done mostly from memory. The random gif filename is an added touch to force a slight delay on loading, which looks more impressive in Internet Explorer, but not as much in Firefox.

What's the password?
There isn't one. If you did somehow manage to get in, you'd see an empty folder with a single text file that says "This is a decoy folder. Please connect to the internal secure network".

Can I see your website statistics?
Yes, click here.

Are you anything to do with Scientology?
Did you see anything talking about a Free Personality Test or Xenu? Use your brain.

Who are you, really?
The most I can tell you is I am a 23 year old web designer from Florida named Mike. I can't narrow it down anymore than that. When I say 'we', I really mean 'me'.

Conclusions

People take things too seriously and panic over the most trivial things. But at the same time there are many people out there who think things through without jumping to conclusions. You can't let pointless speculation rule your lives and force you to live in fear.

In Closing

Thanks to everyone who kept things interesting, especially to the folks at unfiction. Sorry there is no ARG for you to play, but at least you had fun while it lasted.


Click here for one Final Message from Eon 8


BE HAPPY

THE END
Sincerely, x21b
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It was a social experiment. Like I thought the whole time, some guy or guys trying to get attention or start a big fuss on the internet.
 
I have 3 windows up refreshing. Keep one up for, .com, .net, and .org I GOT TO IT! *Another 404 lol but there was a link saying, click here to reveal the truth and the activation thing was in green.
 
There we go. No virus. No bombs. No--

*Dead*
 
Actually, this is actually kinda cool, this will probably be remembered for a long time and we'll be able to say we were there for it.

It also made some good ytmnds.
 
okay, this reminds me alot of this game:

Troy

I won't tell you any more about it, just download the zip and try to figure out the mystery.
 
The only appropriate thing to do now is make fun of everyone who paid it any attention.
 
Where is the mass terrorist attack! I want my apocolypse....now!

I saw a post on ytmnd saying it was something like this so I was expecting it. It was still funny anyway.
 
vegeta897 said:
Rofl at all the reaction YTMNDs :LOL:
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lol they got the message with some game character death song. Like the Sonic death song, etc :LOL:
 
Except he didn't get any real gain from it, he had to pay for all that bandwidth and stuff, must have cost a lot.

Has anyone been able to download that mp3?
 
God, how much longer are these YTMNDs going to keep being made with a picture of the final message, it's been like a half hour, do they actually think they are the first to make one.
 
lol, drama'd/10

Might as well have been a coundown to the end of my birthday. :p
 
That was disappointing...

7
6
5
4
(minimize in case it was scary)
3
2
1
Page loading...
page cannot be foung (damn internet conenction)
back...
one hour four minutes?! Awwww, come on....
 
It would have been so much better if it had just said "0:00:00 - Happy July!"
 
There was actually bombs planted in each of the red dots, these were planted by the US government, luckily hackers managed to stop this in time and the government covered it with all this "experiment" garbage.
 
to all who can't get onto www.eon8.com

{eon8} Complete
As of July 1st, 2006, the E8 Project has completed.
The purpose of this project was to determine the reactions of the internet public to lack of information.
History
The domain eon8.com was chosen, as it is short, easily remembered, and eon9 was already registered.
It was originally posted on www.msfn.org, but was promptly removed as 'spam'. It was enough time for it to be copied to other forums throughout December 2005.
Results
We were amazed to discover that the site was instantly linked with terrorism, simply for the fact that it seems mysterious. Evil was the number one first impression people had of the site, in spite of the fact that there are no threats on the site. The only thing Eon 8 says is "We don't want you here". Nothing else.
Other less disappointing opinions were social experimentation (which was correct), James Bond movie viral marketing, and promotions for video games.
For many people, being faced with a countdown timer was an instant reason to try to shut down or hack the site. This is a worrying reaction, that if someone doesn't understand something they must destroy it. As a result, the servers have been hit quite hard these last few days, but luckily 99% of the 'hackers' could easily be described as 'l4me n00bs'.
Another worrying example of paranoia was how quickly people would jump to conclusions, such as telephoning the registered owner of a dog seen in a photograph on a server that hosts a page that links to eon8.
Surprises
The folks at Unfiction.com were the most resourceful and inventive, they successfully managed to decrypt several of the 'codes' on the site, forcing them to be re-encrypted using more secure methods.
FAQ
What about eon5.com?
Nothing to do with us. Pure coincidence, but worked in our favor.

What about the 8th eon being the end of the world?
We picked Eon 8 because Eon 9 was already taken. We didn't know about the significance of this. Eon is a cool sounding word!

Why July 1st?
We didn't know how long it would take to get the word out using our subtle promotion methods. We allowed over 6 months.

What do the codes on the site mean?
They're mostly randomly generated integers encrypted with md5, but with certain letters removed and replaced. The Logs page is simply based on the current timestamp, encrypted and modified. You can't decrypt them, they really are random numbers.

What is the Deployment Map?
They're dots placed over major cities and several random locations, it was done mostly from memory. The random gif filename is an added touch to force a slight delay on loading, which looks more impressive in Internet Explorer, but not as much in Firefox.

What's the password?
There isn't one. If you did somehow manage to get in, you'd see an empty folder with a single text file that says "This is a decoy folder. Please connect to the internal secure network".

Can I see your website statistics?
Yes, click here.

Are you anything to do with Scientology?
Did you see anything talking about a Free Personality Test or Xenu? Use your brain.

Who are you, really?
The most I can tell you is I am a 23 year old web designer from Florida named Mike. I can't narrow it down anymore than that. When I say 'we', I really mean 'me'.
Conclusions
People take things too seriously and panic over the most trivial things. But at the same time there are many people out there who think things through without jumping to conclusions. You can't let pointless speculation rule your lives and force you to live in fear.
In Closing
Thanks to everyone who kept things interesting, especially to the folks at unfiction. Sorry there is no ARG for you to play, but at least you had fun while it lasted.


Click here for one Final Message from Eon 8

BE HAPPY
THE END
Sincerely, x21b

Happy birthday, mtcaptain. From 'ls224' (aka x21b). Yes that really was me in the #eon-8 channel
_________________
 
and they really should of made a torrent for that file. :|
 
We were amazed to discover that the site was instantly linked with terrorism, simply for the fact that it seems mysterious. Evil was the number one first impression people had of the site, in spite of the fact that there are no threats on the site. The only thing Eon 8 says is "We don't want you here". Nothing else .... For many people, being faced with a countdown timer was an instant reason to try to shut down or hack the site. This is a worrying reaction, that if someone doesn't understand something they must destroy it
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*claps*
 
Lol, lol lol lol lol. Amazing stuff.
 
Rofl, good experiment really, just to show how paranoid certain people have become. zomg terrorist site! lol
 
so basically, it was a lame gag/experiment, that was over sensationalized by the guys at YTMND... That almost never happens!

/puts shoe on head, steals bike, and rides away with cosby in tow :imu:
 
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