Neurocam
Neurocam is the name of a web site that was advertised on billboards in Melbourne, Australia in January 2005. The advertisements gave no information as to what Neurocam was, merely repeating the web site's slogan "get out of your mind". The advertisements caused some mild intrigue amongst Australians, eliciting such varied reactions as:
- "I bet it's a free trial version of AOL 10.0" 1
- "this seems like a bunch of self-important self-consciously hip art school wankery. however, it must be said that that's never stopped me before." 2
People are invited by the web site to "join" Neurocam. Those contacting it to do so receive either "rejection" or "acceptance" letters via electronic mail, signed with such names as "Maxwell Knight", "Charles Hastings", and "Bridget Fischer". Other characters have names such as "Neville Harris" and "Iocus Severus". Those that "join" Neurocam are given "missions" to perform.
The obscure nature of the "missions", the lack of information on the web site (which merely contains a long, and of course not independently verifiable, list proclaiming what Neurocam is not) have only fuelled speculation. Some have speculated that this was indeed the very intent.
"Neurocam Oil Holdings" was the name of a fake company created by one "Robert Henley", in September 2003, in order to turn the tables on a Nigerian 419 scammer. A "Neurocam device" is also mentioned in passing on websites purporting to explain who "Robert Henley" is.
External links
- The Neurocam web site
- "Shelly Innocence" — another collection of billboards
- Lookup the ownership records for the domain name "neurocam.com" at CompleteWhois — 596 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne is accommodation that has been rented by students at the University of Melbourne.