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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Cole StrykerPublisher: Overlook Press Imprint: Overlook Press Dimensions: Width: 14.50cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 21.10cm Weight: 0.404kg ISBN: 9781590207109ISBN 10: 1590207106 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 01 September 2011 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsPraise for Epic Win for Anonymous <br> A primer on why the Internet works the way it does today, thanks in large part to 4chan. That includes, but isn't limited to, the emergence of Anonymous. --Salon.com <br> Sharp, witty, and well-researched -- The Rumpus <br> One of the few accounts-along with Julian Dibbell's work-of 4chan by someone who gets it. ... It's pretty good for amateur cultural history, and it illustrates the centrality of the lulz to the internet. So if you find yourself confused by the activities of 4chan, or, if you're frustrated by the mainstream media's utter failure to comprehend Anonymous, then Stryker's book provides a good primer. And, like 4chan itself, the book is a good reminder of how culture on the internet actuall works, as oppoed to the way various marketers and social media moguls keep telling us it does. -- MetaViews.ca <br>AUTHORBIO: Cole Stryker is a freelance writer and media consultant based in New York City. His writing has appear Other than a portrait of the headline- grabbing hacktivist group (who are planning to take down Facebook this November), Stryker also gives a frank assessment of 4chan founder Chris 'Moot' Poole who's now preoccupied with his new meme factory Canvas. -- New York Tech Blog A primer on why the Internet works the way it does today, thanks in large part to 4chan. That includes, but isn't limited to, the emergence of Anonymous. -- Salon.com Sharp, witty, and well-researched -- The Rumpus One of the few accounts--along with Julian Dibbell's work--of 4chan by someone who gets it. ... It's pretty good for amateur cultural history, and it illustrates the centrality of the lulz to the internet. So if you find yourself confused by the activities of 4chan, or, if you're frustrated by the mainstream media's utter failure to comprehend Anonymous, then Stryker's book provides a good primer. And, like 4chan itself, the book is a good reminder of how culture on the internet actually works, as opposed to the way various marketers and social media moguls keep telling us it does. -- MetaViews.ca Author Cole Stryker has risked online life and limb to explore /b/ and plumb the depths of 4Chan in his new book Epic Win For Anonymous: How 4Chan's Army Conquered the Web. Though the book focuses on the history of Internet culture and the rise of online memes much more than the recent ascension of politically active hacker groups, Stryker succeeds in providing a coherent, comprehensible introduction to Internet creativity -- ArtInfo.com A recommended pick for computer and social issues holdings alike. -- Midwest Book Review A recommended pick for computer and social issues holdings alike. — Midwest Book Review Author InformationCole Stryker is a freelance writer and media consultant based in New York City. His writing has appeared at Urlesque, Nerve, Popmatters, and Play. He has appeared on podcasts such as The Urly Show and Al Jazeera's Global Village Voices. His personal blog can be found at stryker.tumblr.com Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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