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Christopher Poole was born
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4chan was originally called "moot"
He was 15 when he started up his bulletin board anonymously under the pseudonym moot. -
Poole created 4chan
Launched on October 1, 2003, 4chan's boards were originally used for posting pictures and discussing manga and anime, as the site was modeled on Japanese imageboards. The site quickly became popular and expanded, though much of 4chan's content still features otaku, anime, and other Japanese cultural influences. People were only able to post anonymously. -
Worlds most influential person
In April 2009, Poole was voted the world's most influential person of 2008 by an open Internet poll conducted by Time magazine. -
Poole created Canvas
In 2010, Poole was reported to have raised $625,000 to create a new online enterprise, Canvas. Canvas Networks was a website centered on sharing and remixing media, particularly images. Unlike 4chan, there will most likely be some kind of login, though not necessarily a profile that people manage, as with Facebook or Twitter. -
Poole spoke at TED2010 confrence
On February 10, 2010, Poole spoke at the TED2010 conference in Long Beach, California. He spoke about the increasing prevalence of persistent user identities and the sharing of personal information on sites like Facebook and Twitter and he also spoke about the value of anonymous posting on sites like 4chan. -
Canvas marketed on Reddit and other sites
In early 2011, Poole began to virally market Canvas on sites such as Reddit -
Canvas officially opened
Canvas Networks was a website centered on sharing and remixing media, particularly images -
Canvas announced site was shutting down
On January 21, 2014, the Canvas blog announced that the site was shutting down
