[PDF] 4chan memes origin

In 2003, when he was just 15 years old, Christopher Poole founded 4chan under the username moot. At the time, Poole had been a fan of two Japanese image-based message boards, Futaba Channel (hosted at 2chan.net) and 2channel (2ch.net). Poole managed to build his own imageboard based on the Futaba Channel.
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  • Did 4chan create memes?

    The answer to your question depends on which era historically we are talking about. Certainly, 4Chan was an early meme-factory—though not the first, as aggregation site Ebaum's World predated it by a couple of years, and YTMND (one of the first true meme generators) was similarly founded in 2001.

  • What was 4chan inspired by?

    4chan was created as an unofficial English-language counterpart to the Japanese imageboard Futaba Channel, also known as 2chan, and its first boards were created for posting images and discussion related to anime.

  • Where do most memes come from?

    Most memes are designed by users on their own PCs. They will often take a familiar photo or video for this and add their own text or subtitles. Alternatively, they may produce or edit graphics to create new memes. Once a meme has been created, it is shared via social networks.
  • The first internet memes to make it big
    One of the first memes to gain widespread attention in the internet age was the Dancing Baby. Yes, it was that simple: an image, GIF or video of a computer-animated dancing baby.
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