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4chan and /b/: An Analysis of Anonymity and Ephemerality in a Large Online Community
Published on Aug 18, 201119191 Views
We present two studies of online ephemerality and anonymity based on the popular discussion board /b/ at 4chan.org: a website with over 7 million users that plays an influential role in Internet cu
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4chan and /b/:An Analysis of Anonymity and Ephemerality in a Large Online Community00:00
Identity Representation00:11
Identity Representation / Archiving Strategy (1)00:50
Identity Representation / Archiving Strategy (2)01:08
Identity Representation / Archiving Strategy (3)01:19
Identity Representation / Archiving Strategy (4)01:37
Identity Representation / Archiving Strategy (5)01:46
Our Goal01:51
Our Argument01:57
4chan02:13
4chan’s Impact03:03
/b/, the “Random” board03:34
4chan /b/ and Ephemerality03:52
4chan /b/ and Anonymity04:24
Related work05:02
ITT: In This Talk05:36
Content Analysis05:56
Content Analysis Method06:08
Themed 28%06:15
Sharing Content 19%06:30
Question or Advice 10%06:41
Request for Action 7%06:59
A Brief Word on Normalcy07:12
Study 1: Ephemerality07:47
Ephemerality on 4chan (1)07:50
Ephemerality on 4chan (2)08:00
Ephemerality on 4chan (3)08:01
Ephemerality on 4chan (4)08:01
Ephemerality on 4chan (5)08:03
Ephemerality on 4chan (6)08:04
Ephemerality on 4chan (7)08:05
Ephemerality on 4chan (8)08:06
Ephemerality on 4chan (9)08:13
Ephemerality on 4chan (10)08:22
Data Collection08:38
Entire Lifetime08:53
First Page09:44
Bumping and Sage10:23
Ephemerality Discussion (1)10:56
Ephemerality Discussion (2)11:44
Study 2: Anonymity12:34
Anonymity on 4chan12:45
Identity Markers13:34
An Argument for Anonymity14:19
Identity without Accounts15:18
Ingroup and Outgroup16:10
TL;DR: Conclusion16:42
Come join the lulz17:10
Thank you18:43