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Is Reddit doomed?

The latest user revolt may be its very last.

On Jul 3, 2015 by Gillian Branstetter

Internet Culture Via

Christopher ‘moot’ Poole tells us why he left 4chan, and what’s next

Christopher “moot” Poole founded the site 4chan in 2003. Now he’s moving on.

On Jan 22, 2015 by Fernando Alfonso III

Internet Culture

After 11 years, 4chan founder Christopher ‘moot’ Poole is stepping down

Moot, 4chan's sole administrator, is calling it quits.

On Jan 21, 2015 by Fernando Alfonso III

Internet Culture News

4chan founder Christopher Poole closes Canvas, Drawquest

“No soft landing, no happy ending—we simply failed,” he wrote.

On Jan 21, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III

Business Tech

Swastikas, porn, and feels: 4chan users explain 4chan to us

After 10 years and over a billion posts, it can still be difficult to describe the site, so we asked users to explain their 4chan.

On Oct 1, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

IRL

Now 10 years old, 4chan is the most important site you never visit

4chan's overlord, Christopher Poole (a.k.a. moot), has been financing and running 4chan for 10 years. What is next?

On Oct 1, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

Business Tech

4chan reaches 1 billion posts

The Internet's most notorious messageboard celebrated a milestone Friday, but nobody knows what the billionth post actually was.

On Aug 3, 2012 by Jay Hathaway

Internet Culture News

The best refrigerator art from Canvas

For the second time this week, a Canvas user has asked the community for suggestions for refrigerator art. But this time, things got weird.

On Jun 15, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Christopher “moot” Poole on the future of 4chan and birth of Canvas

In an exclusive interview, the 4chan founder discusses how Canvas builds upon his storied past and captures the "story" of a meme.

On May 21, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

Internet Culture

Al Gore leads the Internet Hall of Fame’s inaugural class

You won't find many household names on the list of inaugural inductees, but these people helped revolutionize the Web.

On Apr 23, 2012 by David Holmes

IRL

Check out these Canvas-themed tees

Users of the popular imageboard brainstormed their favorite Canvas-themed T-shirts earlier today.

On Apr 11, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Five million stickers later, Canvas gets real

The image board is one year old—and it's now providing a real-time look at how Internet users see the news. The Daily Dot is there to cover it.

On Jan 31, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

Internet Culture

Stretching the Canvas: The best images this week

The first installment in a new series that looks back at the week's best images from Canvas, the new social media platform from 4chan creator Christopher Poole.

On Sep 30, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Canvas has the recipe for doctored photos

Founder of take-no-prisoners image board 4chan launches a new, kinder site for messing with friends' pics.

On Sep 6, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III

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