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 * Introduction**

To say that this website is notorious not only online, but in other mass media outlets would be an understatement. 4chan is one of the biggest online text and image-based message boards that is home to over 15 million members (Sauthoff, 2009). Collectively, they are responsible for Internet memes such as LOLcats and Rick-Rolling, and propelling them into popular culture. They have also been the subject of multiple on air and online news reports, labeled "domestic terrorists" and an "Internet Hate Machine".

What differentiates 4chan from other online communities is that users can participate as anonymous entities. This allows users to post content instantaneously, as they are not required to log in. With lax membership requirements with even less so accountability, such a membership structure can be seen to produce a unique cyber culture.

The final media project will be focusing on the myth that has form the framework of the 4chan community and how user interaction differs from those of other online communities.