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|bawsaq = {{BAWSAQ/Slider}} '''EYE''' |
|bawsaq = {{BAWSAQ/Slider}} '''EYE''' |
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|type = Website |
|type = Website |
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| + | |name = Eyefind |
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| + | |taglines = "''For when you should be working.''" |
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|games = [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto V]] |
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto V]] |
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|image = Eyefind.info-GTA4-logo.PNG |
|image = Eyefind.info-GTA4-logo.PNG |
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|size = 250px |
|size = 250px |
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| − | |ceo = [[Trip Hammer]] |
+ | |ceo = [[Trip Hammer]] |
| + | }} |
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| + | {{Quote|The search engine that knows everything about you, mostly because it drives around in cars collecting all your private data.| Description at [[Bawsaq.com]].}} |
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| + | ==Description== |
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| ⚫ | '''Eyefind.info''', stylized as '''''eyefind.info''''', is the main [[Websites in GTA IV| |
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| + | ===''Grand Theft Auto IV''=== |
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| − | ==GTA IV== |
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The player can [[Mail.eyefind.info|check e-mail]], browse through the website categories and click on the bookmark for the [[Liberty Tree]] to view news stories related to the player's exploits in the storyline. |
The player can [[Mail.eyefind.info|check e-mail]], browse through the website categories and click on the bookmark for the [[Liberty Tree]] to view news stories related to the player's exploits in the storyline. |
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Along with the search engine, Eyefind.info has a random link generator called '''LuckyFind Search''', where the player can look through a list of randomly selected websites. If the player enters an invalid or misspelled domain name, the browser redirects to the LuckyFind page. |
Along with the search engine, Eyefind.info has a random link generator called '''LuckyFind Search''', where the player can look through a list of randomly selected websites. If the player enters an invalid or misspelled domain name, the browser redirects to the LuckyFind page. |
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| − | == |
+ | ===''Grand Theft Auto V''=== |
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Eyefind.info returns as the primary web portal, accessed through the player's [[Mobile Phone|smartphone]], and retains the ability to use the LuckyFind search, browse through website categories, and manually enter web addresses. The ability to check e-mail has been removed, because now the protagonists have an app on their phones to do that. |
Eyefind.info returns as the primary web portal, accessed through the player's [[Mobile Phone|smartphone]], and retains the ability to use the LuckyFind search, browse through website categories, and manually enter web addresses. The ability to check e-mail has been removed, because now the protagonists have an app on their phones to do that. |
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Eyefind.info also has gained a couple of incidental features mentioned throughout GTA V, none of which are usable by the player. The first is a map feature which provides a detailed satellite overhead view of areas. Screenshots of this feature are usually posted up on the wall during the planning stages of [[Heists|Heist]] missions. The second is a feature that lets the user see extremely detailed views of any location at street level, mentioned only during radio news segments due to the controversy surrounding it. |
Eyefind.info also has gained a couple of incidental features mentioned throughout GTA V, none of which are usable by the player. The first is a map feature which provides a detailed satellite overhead view of areas. Screenshots of this feature are usually posted up on the wall during the planning stages of [[Heists|Heist]] missions. The second is a feature that lets the user see extremely detailed views of any location at street level, mentioned only during radio news segments due to the controversy surrounding it. |
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| + | ==Influence== |
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| + | *Eyefind.info is based on internet search engine provider [[wp:Google|Google]], with [[EyeFind Maps]] and [[Mail.eyefind.info]] being based on Google Earth, Google StreetView and Gmail respectively. The description of Eyefind on the BAWSAQ website is also a reference to the controversy surrounding Google's alleged invasion of privacy towards its users. |
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== Gallery == |
== Gallery == |
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| + | <gallery position="center"> |
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| − | <gallery width="auto" perrow="6" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="187" orientation="none" spacing="small"> |
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EyeFindad.png|Billboard advertisement, ''Grand Theft Auto V''. |
EyeFindad.png|Billboard advertisement, ''Grand Theft Auto V''. |
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| − | Eyefind.info-StarJunctionad.jpg|Elaborate EyeFind advertisement at [[Star Junction]] (technically within [[The Triangle|Triangle]]), |
+ | Eyefind.info-StarJunctionad.jpg|Elaborate EyeFind advertisement at [[Star Junction]] (technically within [[The Triangle|Triangle]]), Grand Theft Auto IV. |
| − | + | EyeFind_maps.jpg|The Eyefind.info map service shown in GTA V. |
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| − | + | Eyefind.jpg|The front page of Eyefind in GTA IV. |
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| + | EyeFind.info-FrontPage2-GTAV.png|The front page of Eyefind in GTA V. |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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| + | *The header at the top of the Eyefind home page in ''Grand Theft Auto V'' reads "It's like a series of tubes". This is a reference to a comment made in 2006 by [[wp:Ted Stevens|Ted Stevens]], the then Senator of Alaska, in which he described the internet as a "series of tubes". This same analogy is also made by government candidate [[John Hunter]] on [[Public Liberty Radio]] in ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]''. |
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| − | *With the release of GTA V, Eyefind.info has cemented itself as a parody of popular internet search engine/company Google, with an overhead satellite view service similar to Google Maps/Earth as well as a street level viewing feature similar to Google StreetView, along with all the controversy regarding invasions of privacy. |
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+ | *The tagline "for when you should be working" is a reference to people who browse the internet during their working hours. |
| + | *The eyefind.info URL exists in real-life, and entering the URL will direct the user to the ''Grand Theft Auto IV'' website. |
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| − | == |
+ | ==See Also== |
*[[Mail.eyefind.info]], Eyefind's email service. |
*[[Mail.eyefind.info]], Eyefind's email service. |
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[[es:Eyefind.info]] |
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[[nl:Eyefind.info]] |
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[[Category:Websites]] |
[[Category:Websites]] |
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[[Category:Websites in GTA IV]] |
[[Category:Websites in GTA IV]] |
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[[Category:Websites in GTA V]] |
[[Category:Websites in GTA V]] |
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| + | [[Category:Corporations]] |
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| + | [[Category:Businesses in GTA IV]] |
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| + | [[Category:Businesses in GTA V]] |
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Revision as of 12:44, 23 April 2016
“
The search engine that knows everything about you, mostly because it drives around in cars collecting all your private data.
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— Description at Bawsaq.com.
Eyefind.info, stylized as eyefind.info, is the main web portal (see websites in GTA IV and GTA V) and search engine in-game. The player can buy stocks from them through the Bawsaq.com website in Grand Theft Auto V.
Description
Grand Theft Auto IV
The player can check e-mail, browse through the website categories and click on the bookmark for the Liberty Tree to view news stories related to the player's exploits in the storyline.
Along with the search engine, Eyefind.info has a random link generator called LuckyFind Search, where the player can look through a list of randomly selected websites. If the player enters an invalid or misspelled domain name, the browser redirects to the LuckyFind page.
Grand Theft Auto V
Eyefind.info returns as the primary web portal, accessed through the player's smartphone, and retains the ability to use the LuckyFind search, browse through website categories, and manually enter web addresses. The ability to check e-mail has been removed, because now the protagonists have an app on their phones to do that.
Eyefind.info also has gained a couple of incidental features mentioned throughout GTA V, none of which are usable by the player. The first is a map feature which provides a detailed satellite overhead view of areas. Screenshots of this feature are usually posted up on the wall during the planning stages of Heist missions. The second is a feature that lets the user see extremely detailed views of any location at street level, mentioned only during radio news segments due to the controversy surrounding it.
Influence
- Eyefind.info is based on internet search engine provider Google, with EyeFind Maps and Mail.eyefind.info being based on Google Earth, Google StreetView and Gmail respectively. The description of Eyefind on the BAWSAQ website is also a reference to the controversy surrounding Google's alleged invasion of privacy towards its users.
Gallery
Billboard advertisement, Grand Theft Auto V.
Elaborate EyeFind advertisement at Star Junction (technically within Triangle), Grand Theft Auto IV.
The Eyefind.info map service shown in GTA V.
The front page of Eyefind in GTA IV.
The front page of Eyefind in GTA V.
Trivia
- The header at the top of the Eyefind home page in Grand Theft Auto V reads "It's like a series of tubes". This is a reference to a comment made in 2006 by Ted Stevens, the then Senator of Alaska, in which he described the internet as a "series of tubes". This same analogy is also made by government candidate John Hunter on Public Liberty Radio in Grand Theft Auto IV.
- The tagline "for when you should be working" is a reference to people who browse the internet during their working hours.
- The eyefind.info URL exists in real-life, and entering the URL will direct the user to the Grand Theft Auto IV website.
See Also
- Mail.eyefind.info, Eyefind's email service.