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'''Mystery Social''' is a website based on the [[Google]] search engine.<ref name="Chivers 2009" /> Until November 30, 2009, the website was known as '''Mystery Google'''. It has been featured in a number of technology blogs.<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/12/mystery-google-surprise-y_n_318089.html</ref><ref>http://mashable.com/2009/10/12/mystery-google/</ref><ref>http://www.geekologie.com/2009/11/i_wasnt_looking_for_that_myste.php</ref> Upon a search query, Mystery Social returns the results from the previous search, so “you get what the person before you searched for”.<ref name="Chivers 2009">{{Cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/6316140/Mystery-Social-returns-other-peoples-search-results.html|title=Mystery Social returns other people's search results|accessdate=2009-11-23|publisher=The Telegraph|date=13-Oct-2009|author=Tom Chivers}}</ref> There is a trend among the people on Mystery Social to add so-called "missions", where the next user are asked to do something.<ref>http://www.softsailor.com/news/12457-how-to-receivegive-google-mystery-missions-and-why-they-are-fun.html</ref> Examples of possible missions can be to tell someone you love them, to send someone a get well card or to mail a banana to someone. There are also references to [[MLIA]]. |
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A number of phrases yield intentional responses ([[easter egg (media)|easter egg]]s). |
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While Google has not commented on any possible connection to the site,<ref name="Chivers 2009" /> the [[domain name]], {{As of|2009|12|1|lc=on}} still www.mysterygoogle.com, is registered to a private registrant<ref>http://whois.domaintools.com/mysterygoogle.com</ref> and the title has subsequently been been changed to Mystery Social. |
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== See also == |
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* [[Google Trends]] |
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== References == |
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{{reflist}} |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.mysterygoogle.com/ Mystery Social site] |
Revision as of 00:39, 2 December 2009
Please delete, Mystery Google was renamed to Mystery Seeker.