Moot raises $625k for the lulz

[ly2 from WF]

I can only imagine what kind of shit he has planned with 625k





According to an SEC filing, 4chan founder Christopher “Moot” Poole has raised $625,000 in funding for a stealth startup called Canvas Networks. We’ve emailed Poole to confirm the funding. 4chan is an online bulletin board where anyone can post comments, expound on topics and share images. Poole was featured as one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world last year.
As of March, 4chan was receiving around 8.2 million unique visitors per month. Poole told the New York Times’ Nick Bilton that the site receives an average of 800,000 new posts a day. He also told Bilton that a Japanese toy store offered him $45,000 for 4chan, which he denied.
In the same interview, Poole said he was “working on a new project to reimagine what an image board should be today using the current technologies available” We’re assuming that Canvas Networks is related to this.

Read more: 4chan Founder ‘Moot’ Raises $625K For Stealth Startup Canvas Networks
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[tjdaz]

He also told Bilton that a Japanese toy store offered him $45,000 for 4chan, which he denied.

$45,000 for 4chan, lol.

 

[iliketurtles]

45k? LOL. 4Chan with all of it's "newfags" and "oldfags" is almost like an internet mafia. They can kill your internet presence, create havoc or utterly destroy you with their attacks. 45k isn't even an offer; it's an insult.

 

[bb_wolfe]

Lol 4chan 4chan Lo.... Server unavailable

 

[conv3rsion]

^^^^^^ exactly

 

[cryptix]

45k? For 4Chan? Really??!

 

[vgeek]

Shouldn't the offer have been for simply over 9000?

 

[Unarmed Gunman]

You would think Time Magazine's most influential person in the world could raise more than $625k.

 

[gerMAN]

You would think Time Magazine's most influential person in the world could raise more than $625k.

lol, wut?

 

[conjamuk]

haha

He also told Bilton that a Japanese toy store offered him $45,000 for 4chan

 

[TFLNetwork]

lol, wut?

Time's 100 Most Influential People Includes 4chan And Twitter Creators

 

[Rexibit]

You would think Time Magazine's most influential person in the world could raise more than $625k.

Perhaps he didn't need more than that. If he's only wanting to redefine how an "image board" works, then I doubt it would need millions spend on research.

 

[Danc1122]

45k? LMAO!

 

[gerMAN]

Time's 100 Most Influential People Includes 4chan And Twitter Creators

most influential person in the world = #1

not?

 

[Unarmed Gunman]

most influential person in the world = #1

not?

Since you don't know how to use a search engine, I'll give you the link.

"In a stunning result, the winner of the third annual TIME 100 poll and new owner of the title World's Most Influential Person is moot. The 21-year-old college student and founder of the online community 4chan.org, whose real name is Christopher Poole..."

So yes, most influential person in the world = #1

How he earned that distinction is another story...

 

[gdubs12345]

i read that he runs 4chan at a loss. why would a site that loses money every month be worth alot

 

[ChrisS]

i read that he runs 4chan at a loss. why would a site that loses money every month be worth alot

Well, for one, he could completely ruin someones life by pointing a finger at them. That's gotta feel good.

 

[tjdaz]

i read that he runs 4chan at a loss. why would a site that loses money every month be worth alot

I guess Twitter isn't worth much to you either?

 

[Sohan]

At the core of the hack is the work of a dozen or so, backed by an army of a thousand who downloaded and ran the autovoters and also backed by an untold number of others that unwittingly fell prey to the spam url autovoters. So why do they do it? Why do they write code, build complex applications, publish graphs – why do they organize a team that is more effective than most startup companies? Says Zombocom: “For the lulz”.

lmfaoo

 

[blank_czech]

idk, 2ch makes a good chunk of money. I'm surprised there isn't a more mainstream version of it yet. You have all the *chans but they still kind of have that stigma.

2channel (2ちゃんねる ni channeru?, 2ch for short) is a Japanese Internet forum, thought to be the largest Internet forum in the world.[3][4][5] Launched in 1999, it has gained significant influence in Japanese society, comparable to that of traditional mass media such as television, radio, and magazines.[6][7][8] As of 2008, the site generates revenue upwards of ¥100 million per year for its founder Hiroyuki Nishimura.[2] It is legally operated under PACKET MONSTER INC, a company based in Telok Ayer, Singapore.[9][10][11] However, management is done in former and weirdy straw ZERO Co.Ltd. based in Sapporo, Japan.