SAE Magazine 12-2

James Eaton, Natasha Millist, Joel Plunket T o the surprise of the group, the campaign to “Find James a Date” ended up going viral across the Internet. A simple Google search found some interesting results. “Towards the end of the project, we googled ‘Find James a Date’ and there were these websites I had neverevenheardofwithourpostersontheirwalls,” James recalls. “A person in America even emailed me and said ‘Hey, I’ll go on a date with you!’ “ While this was a great outcome for his project, the weeks leading to the finished product didn’t come without consequence. James had some researching to do. This resulted in having his body hair waxed from his chest live on camera, dancing around Syd- ney’s Pitt Street Mall (someone even threw money at him whilst doing this) and wearing billboards with slogans such as “Low standards, DATE ME!” He even ventured into a Sydney university and asked the girls around campus for their number. He wound up with 10 by the end of the day! James, Natasha and Joel’s hard work had certainly paid off in a big way. James landed himself a date! An awkward date to say the least, but it was a date “Hey, I’ll go on a date with you!” nonetheless. When confronted with some of his actions during the date in our interview, he had this to say. “I just kept pushing the boundaries on how far I could take it. I would have been slapped in the face if it were a real date. I’m never showing this to my parents!” Congratulations team, what you have produced has made us all laugh immensely and wince uncontrol- lably. We are looking forward to more of what you have to offer us! Find James a Date http://findjamesadate.tumblr.com http://facebook.com/findjamesadate n 58 People & Business // Going Viral Index

SAE Magazine 12-2

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