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Since its creation, there have been a number of websites dedicated to the fandom that have also been created such as “Everypony's Network” and “Brony Haven” as well as its own “Ponychan” outside of 4chan due to an over excessive amount of pony posts in the Comics & Cartoons discussion board (27). Brony fandom has had very mixed reactions from its critics, ranging from being praised for smashing gender stereotypes and socialization to being put down…

Conspiracy Theories are hypotheses that contradict the information that is actually out there about the topic. They usually become popular among Forums such as Reddit, 4chan, Social Media, and You Tube. You could find a conspiracy theory based on pretty much anything. Some of them actually make sense if you really think about it. The three Conspiracy Theories that will make you think twice is the Rugrats theory, Mandela Effect, and FEMA camps. The Rugrats is a cartoon who everyone loved growing…

In the HBO segment titled, “Net Neutrality II: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”, the host, John Oliver, successfully informs his audience about the negative connotations of a new bill that will abolish net neutrality and how they’ve been lied to by politicians and corporations. This segment was released in May of this year, and ISP companies were starting to show their support for net neutrality even though they were really backing the opposite of it so Oliver decided to make it his duty to…

They can motivate us in our dreams, they can be the people go to when we need company or the people to just be there. A lot of us have a need to always do what other people do, we tend to get the latest technology because we see other people around us with it and we want to fit in. We can also want to fit in with the people around so we do similar acts to accomplish to fit in. For example teens experimenting with drugs and alcohol. Peer pressure and wanting to fit in with their peers makes some…

Online social networking has allowed for individuals around the globe to be connected to one another. This constant connection allows for information to travel in mere seconds and be shared by millions. Thus, everyone can be informed and updated on current issues. The question that now stands is, can social networks be used to spark a revolution? As well, can it be on a political level? The answer to these questions is yes; social networking can be used to create a revolution in a political…

Today I felt like Lord Varys [1] on the show Game of Thrones. “One of my birds told me people are whispering about Ronin Chang. Who he is, where did he come from and what does he want.” Quite humorous. I have heard this time and time again: “How come I never heard of him”, “what does he want?” and other similar things. Who is Ronin Chang? Ronin Chang is a security professional with many years of experience of in the security related industry. Security surrounding networking, systems, architects,…

a sentence of “Stop violence against women” on top of an image of a sad Justin in one of his music videos. Since Justin Bieber disgusts a lot of netizens due to his acts, a comment of an online blog of BBC news titled “The strange virtual world of 4chan”[7] said that Justin Bieber is rubbish and his followers are deserved to be insulted insulted like Justin, implied that Justin Bieber is hated by some netizens. Hence, when people who hated him are getting compared with him, they may feel more…

and author, who first used the term to describe the spread of cultural information between individuals within a culture. Internet memes, in particular, are used to spread the culture of the internet among internet users. Websites such as Reddit and 4chan are amongst the most well-known websites responsible for the spread and creation of internet memes. Internet memes impact various aspects of American society, but have the most profound impact on both American…

them from Russia. The popular late night host Jimmy Kimmel has been known to perpetuate the lie fabricated by the Nazis about Polish cavalry attacking tanks with lances. (“WWII and Holocaust Are No Joke,” 2013). Across the internet, especially on 4chan and Reddit, there exists a meme known as “PolandBall” that plays off cultural stereotypes, but displays Poland as being the worst of all countries, lacking and undeserving of culture, upside-down, and the only country that would be unable to flee…

In 1983 Hasbro introduced a toy line by Bonnie Zacherle called My Pretty Pony. The initial designs of the equines featured “realistic” colors and proportions of typical pony breeds, but were later changed to pastel colored bodies complete with a “cutie mark” applied to the pony’s flank for identification purposes. The ponies would continue on as a popular series of dolls with brushable manes and tails throughout the 1980’s and 1990’s. In recent years, the ponies are seeing a resurgence of…