The names of the 21 leaders of the Time Top 100 most influential people are an acrostic for “Marble Cake Also the Game”. It seems like getting their fearless leader moot to the top spot on the list wasn't 4chan's only agenda in this sinister piece of manipulation. Marble Cake was also the game. WTF is “marble cake”? And why does 4chan CONTROL OUR LIVES!?
Looks like the 4chan army is out and at the polls for Dear Leader over at Time's “World's Most Influential” voting site. moot was at #1 earlier today, but by the time I got the screenshot he was holding it down at #4 with an average rating of 73 and a whopping 248,718 votes. Update: He's back on top! Go moot go!
Tech Buzz The man who started the internet meme-machine and creator of LOLcat, 4chan, at age 15 was profiled in the Wall Street Journal. He's a mystery wrapped in an enigma. In researching him, I feel like I've delved into the seedy internet underground of teenage boydom.