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The reason mainly as to why it's died down is because there is no new information.
ARGs are long experiences that can't be completed when you're ready, the story unfolds at it's own pace.
The problem is that prety much everything has been found, the stories have been peiced together, phone number, address, trace routes.... everything has been done up to this point. Except for one thing.
The images on ilovebees.com are 'stegged' with bits of information. This is how we were able to some parts of the stories. To find out the hidden information, you must figue out the phrase/pass, like a login to an ftp. All but one of the hidden info has been cracked.
Since phase one completed, a new image has appeared. It's a blurred webcam image of Dana, where text pops over it saying "BANG BANG BANG..." I'm sure you've seen it. Well this image has 60% chance of being stegged. Which is actually almost a gurantee of it. The problem is no one, and I mean no on has been able to crack the pass.
Professionals who have played tons of ARGs have been hard at work, not to mention some real extrodanairy geniuses. Three dictionaries attacks have been run through but nothing came up. Five or six different novels have been run through but again nothing. Over a dozen different brute force attempts have been made.
With all this, it's come to the conclusion that it has to be a phrase, meaning we have no idea how long it can be. So unfortunately for now we can't do anything until;
A) that stegged image is cracked
or
B) the site changes, or Dana/Melissa act somehow causing development.
[Edited on 8/1/2004 8:01:42 AM]