Have you ever wondered what your future will bring? Then this Google-looking app might give you some interesting answers!
On Saturday, September 19, the website Google Fortunetelling project, which is actually a fake Google site, appeared and promised to answer people's lifelong worries and questions about their future. However, a series of template questions prompt when you start typing. Auto-filled queries such as Will I ever be united with my family? Will humans ever stop fighting war? Is there a place where they will accept me? and Is there a place where I can give my children a safe future? appear.
The site would then load a message stating "Of course we can't predict your future! But 60 million refugees ask themselves every day if they have a future at all...Please take a moment to think of their future." Along with the message comes an image of a crystal ball reflecting the increasing number of refugee and a suggestion to visit the donation page of United Nations Refugee Agency. It also encourages to share the word via sharing the link on Twitter or Facebook.
The non-Google affiliated site was created by a registered party in the Netherlands under the betagoogle.com domain. As per DigiDay, the project was spearheaded by a certain creative communication agency in the country called BrainMedia. Its primarily aim was to draw attention to the worst humanitarian crisis the world is experiencing since World War II that involves thousands of people from war-torn countries fleeing to Europe in the hope of finding a safe haven.
The company's owner Jort Boot said that "the campaign is very successful worldwide right now; it's amazing. We are very happy that people care about this problem and are sharing it and creating awareness around the world."
On the contrary, the real Google company has already been encouraging people to share donations by adding a banner ad to a number of their sites and is matching donations up to $11 million. The "Donation" button will be redirected to four charities namely Doctors Without Borders, International Rescue Committee, Save the Children and UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
