4chan

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4chan
URL 4chan.org
Commercial? Yes
Type of site Imageboard
Registration None available
Available language(s) English
Owner Christopher Poole
Launched October 1, 2003[1]
Alexa rank ▼ 925 (August 2012)[2]

4chan is an English language website based on the Japanese Futaba Channel where people can post and discuss pictures and other images; sites like these are called imageboards. It was started in 2003 by "moot", who was 15 years old at the time. On the website, users post pictures and discuss them. When the site started it was for discussing Anime and Manga, but now many other topics are discussed.[3] One of the boards on the site, called "/b/", is dedicated to random discussions and is often mentioned in media.[4] Several Internet memes have started at 4chan, including lolcats and rickrolling.[5][6]

References [change]

  1. ↑ moot (October 1, 2003). "Welcome". 4chan. http://www.4chan.org/news.php?all#2. Retrieved August 2, 2008.
  2. ↑ "4chan.org Site Info". Alexa Internet. http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/4chan.org. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  3. ↑ Lev Grossman (September 9, 2008). "The Master of Memes". TIME. http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1821435,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  4. ↑ Nick Douglas (January 18, 2008). "What The Hell Are 4chan, ED, Something Awful, And "b"?". Gawker.com. http://gawker.com/346385/what-the-hell-are-4chan-ed-something-awful-and-b?mail2=true. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  5. ↑ Jamin Brophy-Warren (September 9, 2008). "Modest Web Site Is Behind a Bevy of Memes". The Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121564928060441097.html. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  6. ↑ David Sarno (2008-05-25). "Web Scout exclusive! Rick Astley, king of the 'Rickroll,' talks about his song's second coming". The Los Angeles Times. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/webscout/2008/03/rick-astley-kin.html. Retrieved January 8, 2008.

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