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How do I get my viral facebook artwork to not get in trouble with facebook?
2 points by Shana 6063 days ago
I made a fake profile on facebook called Art Dova with the login and password revealed.

It's based on the idea of an asyconous anonous collective, as well as the idea of there is a sense of person on the internet.

I'm getting positive reactions. And people who see the profile, for the most part, are making changes, or doing things, without me making them. it's a bit strange, as an art student.

However, it may be going viral. I'd like it to go super viral. Facebook, however, doesn't, because then I am spam.

In reality, I'm probably closer to www.0100101110101101.org

How do I convince everyone of this? Without blowing up the internet too much? I'm really stressing out over this...

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Really begging for a well thought out response. My artwork actually terrifies me a little, and make me proud, because of that slight sense of loss of control. At the same time, I'm not mean, nor spam.
Sounds fascinating - can't find you though
http://www.facebook.com/profileart

The login is dovafacebook@gmail.com

the password is psswrd

Very Uncreative, I know, considering my department's name is DOVA, the department of visual art.

I'm not sure what is going on. I took the liberty of contacting some people last night in a panic, including the EFF and a friendly acquaintance who formerly did systems work and now does Patent Law in New York, among other things. As well as someone here to see if we can port parts of this. People are still making changes though. I have no idea what is going on. I'm gonna have to talk to my adviser too. Not fun, because I can't say I am in full control of this Facebook profile. The only similar case was WikipediaArt, and that was deleted by Wikipedia among a storm of controversy over the meaning of art on the internet and place on the internet.