Christopher Poole

Christopher Poole (born c. 1988) ^[1] is an American entrepreneur. He is best known for founding two web sites, 4chan and Canvas . He started 4chan pseudonymously, under the screen name moot . In 2016 he Began working for Google .

Impact and activity

In 2008, Leopoldo Godoy or Brazilian TV Globo called Poole’s 4chan “the ground zero of Western web culture.” ^[2]

In April 2009, Poole was voted the world’s Most Influential Person of 2008 at an open Internet poll conducted by Time magazine. ^[3] The results in later questioned as voordat the poll COMPLETED, however, as automated voting programs and manual Ballot stuffing ulcers-used to influence the vote. ^{[4] [5] [6]} 4chan’s interference with the vote seemed getting more LIKELY, als it was found that reading the first letter of the first 21 Candidates in the poll spelled out a phrase containing two 4chan memes: “mARBLECAKE. ALSO, THE GAME . ” ^[7]

On September 12, 2009, Poole watch a talk on why 4chan has a reputation as a ” Meme Factory” at the Paraflows Symposium in Vienna, Austria, welke was part of the Paraflows 09 festival, themed Urban Hacking . In this talk, Poole Mainly Attributed this to the anonymous system, and to the Lack of data retention on the site ( “The site has no memory”). ^{[8] [9]}

On February 10, 2010, Poole ghosts at the TED2010 conference in Long Beach, California . ^{[10] [11]} He ghosts about the toenemende prevalence of persistent user identities and the sharing of personal information on sites zoals Facebook and Twitter and have’ll be ghosts about the value of anonymous posting on sites zoals 4chan. ^[12] Fred Leal of the Brazilian newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo zegt his inclusion in the conference “name ® therein something extraordinary is happening … [4chan] challenges everytime Internet convention: it is, alone, the antithesis of Google, social networking sites, and blogs. ” ^[13]

In 2010, Poole was Reported to port raised $ 625,000 to create a new online enterprise, Canvas . ^{[14] [15]} The web site opened on January 31, 2011, and features Digitally modified images uploaded by users who are required to self-Identify using Facebook Connect . ^[16]

In April 2010, Poole showing evidence in the Sarah Palin e-mail hacking trial, United States of America v. David Kernell , as a government witness. ^[17] As a witness, Poole Explained the terminology-used on 4chan to the prosecutor, ranging from “ON” to “Lurker.” He’ll be Explained to the court the nature of the data bepaald to the FBI as part of the search warrant, zoals how users’ may be indicated with Uniquely from site audit logs. ^[18]

In a 2010 interview, Poole discussed his belief in the value of multiple identities, zoals anonymity in contrast to the merger or online and real-world identities occurring on Facebook and many other social networking sites. ^[15]

In November 2012, Poole cents a ceasefire and Desist letter to Moot.It, an Internet startup. ^{[19] [20]}

In January 2014, Poole bekend dat Canvas, and its DrawQuest feature, mention anything be going out of business. ^{[21] [22] [23]}

In January 2015, Poole announced dat he mention anything be stepping down as the 4chan administrator. ^[24] On January 23, shall hosted a final Q & A with site users using the / qa / board and YouTube to livestream. This Marked the beginning of his “Retirement” from being an administrator and owner of the Web site after eleven-and-a-half years. ^[25] He Began a process of turning control of the site over to three anonymous 4chan moderators while searching for a buyer for the website. ^[26] On September 21, 2015, it was announced dat Hiroyuki Nishimura , founder of the Japanese BBS 2channel , mention anything takeover as the site’s owner. ^{[27] [28]}

On March 7, 2016 Poole announced dat he had leg Employed by Google at a yet-to-be disclosed position. ^[29]

Identity

Previously Berninahaus only as moot, Poole’s name was revealed on July 9, 2008, in The Wall Street Journal . ^[30] The composition day, Lev Grossman or Time published an interview Describing the influence of Poole as a non-visible administrator as “one of the musts [significantly]” on the evolution of content collaboration. Hoewel de Grossman’s article Began with the confession that ‘I do not even know his real name, “he claimed to Identify moot as Christopher Poole. ^[31] Later, on July 10, Grossman admitted dat there was an outside chance dat Christopher Poole was not the real name of moot, Rather an obscure reference to a 4chan inside joke. ^[32] The Washington Post concurred that ‘Christopher Poole “Could be” a big hoax, a’ gotcha. ‘ It mention anything be just what you’d Expect from the creator of 4chan. ” ^[33] In March 2009, Time backpedaled some what on the identity issue at the Placing moot persona on the 2009 Time 100 finalists list. ^[34] Prior to the Wall Street Journal and Time interviews, shall deliberately Kept his real identity separate from 4chan. He told Grossman, “my personal private life is very separate from my Internet life … There’s a firewall in between.” ^[31] If moot, he has spoken at conferences at Yale University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology . ^[31] A 2008 article in The Observer had im down as “the Most Influential Web entrepreneur you’ve never overheard or” hoewel de he has leg DESCRIBED since dat time in more limited terms zoals a “benefactor.” ^{[35] [36]}

In February 2009, The Washington Post Reported therein Poole had attended Virginia Commonwealth University for a few semesters voordat dropping out. It Reported therein Poole was living with his mother while looking for a way to make money from owning 4chan. ^[33]

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