Epic Win for Anonymous: How 4chan's Army Conquered the Web

By Cole Stryker

Book Overview

Created by a 15-year-old wunderkind in 2003, it is the creative force behind "the Web's most infectious memes and catchphrases" (Wired). Today it has over 12 million monthly users, with enormous social influence to match. Epic Win is the first book to tell 4chan's story. Longtime blogger and 4chan expert Cole Stryker writes with a voice that is engrossingly informative and approachable. Whether examining the 4chan- provoked Jessi Slaughter saga and how cyber-bullying is part of our new reality, or explaining how Sarah Palin's email account was leaked, Epic Win for Anonymous proves 4chan's transformative cultural impact, and how it has influenced--and will continue to influence-- society at large.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590207106
• ISBN13: 9781590207109
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Abrams Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 1.1" x 5.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher