Wheel of 4chan
Think of 4chan as that crazy veteran uncle of yours, who gets sauced at holiday dinners and shares war stories and dirty jokes. Begun in 2003 as a forum to discuss Japan and anime, 4chan has become a popular online destination for all things rotten, funny and, yes, decidedly lowbrow, where users can submit viral content anonymously; content which then gets distributed all over the world. Says frequent user John Sonnier, currently of San Antonio, Texas, “It’s kind of like the a—hole of the Internet. It’s a train wreck of epic proportions.” A 4chan member was responsible for the breach of former VP candidate Sarah Palin’s Yahoo e-mail account back in September.
