4chan is the Anti-Facebook," a site that radically encourages anonymity.
It spawned the hacktivist group Anonymous, which famously defended
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange by bringing down MasterCard's and Visa's
Web sites. 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 proves
4chan's transformative cultural impact, and how it has influenced--and
will continue to influence-- society at large.

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