Duke Fake Sex Thesis

I was late replying to the blog but the story intrigued me because I think it's interesting to think about how something can go viral within hours these days.

There is no surefire way that anyone can really know if something with break into the larger Internet consciousness. It's even something that I experience at my internship. Videos are posted pretty regularly and have been for a few years as they have stepped up their web presence but it is always a surprise when something get more hits than normal and a source is always sought after.

The girl that wrote this fake thesis could probably have a reality show if she played her cards right. I mean, it's kind of a no-brainer. She's the sexy co-ed that a house full of guys are after (pretty much like every dtaing-reality show on VH1) and the hook is that she she never dangles sex in front of them but instead eliminates them based on a "scientific" evaluation of their  sexual performance. Call it "Hot Scientist" and watch the money roll in.

The Internet is a very public place but when something goes viral it is usually very easy to capitalize on. Look at the Bed Intruder video guy. He was a pretty poor guy and now he's selling T-shirts with his sayings on them because a news video went viral.

I guess my point is that the Internet is crazy and Keen is very wise to be skeptical of it.

Last weekend, I didn't use my computer, check my e-mail or any of my social media from Friday afternoon around 5pm until the same time on Sunday. When I finally checked my e-mail, I had 35 junk e-mails. Just knowing I could ignore that aspect of technology and not "miss" anything was a relief. I always hate when I'm constantly checking my phone or a computer because I have nothing better to do. But knowing that I did something better for two days (despite the fact that I probably watched TV or played video games during that time) made me feel a lot better.