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Christopher Poole

By mythri.gemini

  • Christopher's Real Name Revealed

    Christopher's Real Name Revealed
    Always known to the internet as moot-always lowercase- he revealed his identity in the Wall Street Journal.

  • Time's Most influential Person

    Time's Most influential Person
    In an open internet poll conducted by Time, Poole was voted most influential person in 2008.

  • Poole's Talk in Paraflows Symposium in Vienna, Austria

    Poole's Talk in Paraflows Symposium in Vienna, Austria
    He explained why 4chan is a "meme factory". He explained that it was due to the lack of data retention and memory on the site. The fact that almost anyone can submit anonymously is also another factor.

  • Speaker at TED 2010 conference

    Speaker at TED 2010 conference
    He defended the anonymity of posting on 4chan versus the persistant user identity creation sites like Twiitter or Facebook.

  • Opening of Canvas

    Opening of Canvas
    Poole created a new web enterprise named Canvas. This time users are required to self identify themselves using facebook connect. This site is similar to 4chan and allows users to upload pictures of digitally modified things, also humorous.