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4chan Founder Chris Poole Will Try To Fix Social At Google (techcrunch.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Google never "got" social. For all the resources thrown at it, Google+ just never quite felt human. But luckily Google just hired the guy behind 4chan -- a site that epitomized the good, the bad and the ugly of humanity on the internet. Chris Poole started 4chan in his bedroom at age 15. In the 12 years since, he built it into a 20 million active user image-sharing community around topics ranging from cosplay and cute animals to anime porn and the notoriously uncensored anonymous channel /b/. While Google probably won't force him into a suit and tie, Poole now has a much more corporate job: He'll be working under Google's Bradley Horowitz, VP of streams, photos and sharing. Poole writes: "When meeting with current and former Googlers, I continually find myself drawn to their intelligence, passion, and enthusiasm -- as well as a universal desire to share it with others. I'm also impressed by Google's commitment to enabling these same talented people to tackle some of the world's most interesting and important problems."
This'll work.
#DeleteChrome
Poole continued, saying: "But what I mostly appreciate are the millions of dollars that Google is giving me."
4chan is social in the way a mosh pit is technically people interacting in a social environment.
If by "it" you mean the stuff that collects under the refrigerator.
You are welcome on my lawn.