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  Photographer Jake Warga on exploring the culture of conventions

  By Kimber Streams on August 11, 2012 04:14 pm + 3 comments

  In a recent interview with Wired, freelance journalist and photographer Jake Warga explained his Continue reading…

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  4Chan reaches one billion posts

  By Andrew Webster on August 3, 2012 02:52 pm + 69 comments

  4Chan today announced an impressive new milestone — to date the site has seen a total of one Continue reading…

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  How six 'Star Wars' fans saved Lars Homestead

  By Kimber Streams on July 12, 2012 11:06 am + 16 comments

  Earlier this year, six Star Wars fans embarked on a journey to restore Lars Homestead, Luke Continue reading…

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  AOL chat rooms: a history

  By Kimber Streams on July 6, 2012 02:37 pm + 54 comments

  AOL's chief architect and longest-employed staffer Joe Schober talked to Time about his history Continue reading…

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  Google Ventures' Joe Kraus: 'We're creating a culture of distraction'

  By Justin Rubio on May 29, 2012 05:45 pm + 11 comments

  We've all been there: whether it be a half-second lull in conversation or a pop-up notification, Continue reading…

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  More than 40,000 Orthodox Jews rally against the internet at New York baseball stadium

  By Vlad Savov on May 21, 2012 04:33 am + 448 comments

  A rather unusual event took place in New York City this past Sunday: the New York Mets' Citi Field Continue reading…

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  Crushed by a giant: how Flickr's flame was snuffed by Yahoo

  By Jamie Keene on May 16, 2012 10:46 am + 33 comments

  For many, photo album and sharing service Flickr represents a missed opportunity. Having been one of Continue reading…

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  When GIFs become art: a trip to the Museum of the Moving Image

  By Paul Miller on May 14, 2012 11:26 am + 136 comments

  I was at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens the other day, and got a chance to talk to Jason Continue reading…

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  Watch this: 4Chan's Chris Poole on the transformation of online culture

  By Bryan Bishop on May 13, 2012 11:44 am + 33 comments

  When we visited ROFLCon this year, it was clear that memes — once the province of select internet Continue reading…

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  ROFLCon: 'I saw God and put it on YouTube'

  By Laura June on May 10, 2012 02:05 pm + 50 comments

  You may have already heard that we were at ROFLCon 2012 last weekend. As a convention, ROFLCon is a Continue reading…