Posts tagged ‘4chan’
Ever Wanted to Read an Analysis on 4chan?
Neither did I, but then again this is a collaborative paper written by intelligent individuals who attended MIT and University of Southampton, United Kingdom.
4chan and /b/: An Analysis of Anonymity and Ephemerality in a Large Online Community is about what happens in a large scale anonymous, transitory community and how such a community produces so much of the internet’s shared culture. The goal of the analysis is to understand the concepts of anonymity and ephemerality and how they effect community behaviours which in turn generate internet culture.
The analysis goes into depth discussing 4chan’s impact and gives some statistics on /b/’s traffic, which in turn is the lifeforce of 4chan. 4chan is described as a fast-paced and chaotic experience, deleting “old” content as soon as new content is posted, feeding the ADD riddled visitors, appeasing the need for a consistently changing and updated visual content ( that last part is my opinion, not that of the analysis).
In other words, it’s an interesting read if you give a care about the dynamics of 4chan and /b/ and its users.
TROLOLOLOL
Do you love trolling? Is it your favourite internet pass-time? I know too many individuals who love to troll, not only unsuspecting faceless innocents of the internet who stumble across the bait on various forums and social media pages, but also in real life social circles and events. It’s utterly obnoxious! (when you’re the one being trolled… otherwise it’s hilarious and should encouraged) But now you can look the part while on troll duty!
A Troll lover has made these amazing masks for purchase. Although quiet pricey at $49.99, it’s pretty f’ing awesome and seems to be crafted really well.
Product description -
This mask was hand sculpted, airbrushed and painted, as well as cut to fit yer head. It comes with 4 holes for breathing purposes – 2 in the nose and one on each side of the mouth of the mask. The latex goes all the way down to your neck to blend in seamlessly with a hoodie or other apparel! This mask sticks out and will easily be recognizable by anyone who was born in the intarwebz. It is the ultimate troll tool for live chats. Once they are sold out, they are gone for good!
Sounds legit. Get yours here – http://youjel.ly
I kind of want one :P