![Evan Ratliff Vanishing](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6CexMwVuBRmV0jxJUHPHBsHClVM0a-ftw6hhzQEBcgxC2ccT9c8dKAfY6uHnhOzlrQfqrWZMJbJC_NQTdub8aBqFpRhZXnvbavjHMqW2ZyWQK4tETy7sIKR6nvh2y7CkqOQv9hq3whfQD/s800/vanish.jpg)
Wired Magazine wanted to know if it's possible to just disappear and start a new life somewhere else. They promised their writer, Evan Ratliff, $3000 if he could stay hidden for a month, and they promised the internet crowd $5000 if they could find him.
It turns out that social media sites like Facebook and Twitter played a very big role in the hunt. The story is long but well worth reading.
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