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

By Cole Stryker

Book Overview

Longtime Web culture critic Cole Stryker traces their growing importance to mainstream news, community activism, and new creative media. Starting with the "anti-Facebook," the web community at 4chan.org, the book follows the evolution of Internet culture from humorous memes to political game-changers. Whether chronicling how Sarah Palin's personal email account was hacked or dissecting the threat of cyber-bullying, Stryker's engrossing and approachable book proves the transformative cultural impact of the Internet and the communities it sustains.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1468300598
• ISBN13: 9781468300598
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher