Eric Zhi Liang

We tried very hard to find Eric last year. You're going to have to try just as hard this year, since not even his friends can find him.

We heard Eric has his own subreddit. Can you find Eric for us?

Solution

Write up by: Stacy

Googled “Eric Liang Reddit”
Found https://www.reddit.com/r/ericliang/
theRealEricLiang was one of the moderators
Looked through theRealEricLiang’s comments and posts
Found a post by Eric mentioning he went to a Hackster Meetup in NYC
Googled “Hackster Meetup in NYC”
Found http://www.meetup.com/Hackster-NYC/
Searched member database for “Eric”
Found Eric’s profile page on the new site: http://www.meetup.com/Hackster-NYC/members/175983362/
Found his profile info: “I love fanfiction and Allen Lau!”
Googled Allen Lau
Found that Allen Lau is the CEO and co-founder of something called Wattpad
Googled Wattpad and found that it was a website
Noticed a “fanfiction” section on the Wattpad website
Searched for “Eric Liang” in the search bar
Eric Zhi Liang is the first result for “People” on the right
Eric Zhi Liang’s profile: https://www.wattpad.com/user/ericZhiLiang
Found flag in his profile description

flag{i_readbear_fanfix}