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The Many Faces of the Internet User

THE MANY FACES OF THE INTERNET USER A FIELD GUIDE TO THE WHO'S WHO OF THE WORLD WIDE WEB The web is a menagerie of personalities, personas, and psychos, and you are likely to encounter several types of characters in your online travels. Take this guide with you as you journey deep into the dark heart of the Internet. CANCEL OK P THE POLITICO This character is easy to spot. Their timelines are filled with reposted headlines and copy-pasted politicial speeches. Luckily, constantly appearing aggravated and enraged by current events is exhausting. Eventually the politico will hibernate once their social movement du jour is no longer being discussed on CNN.com. COMMON HANGOUTS WARNINGS *POLITICO GAWKER NEWS MEDIA MESSAGE BOARDS A DO NOT ENGAGE A DO NOT LIKE THEIR FACEBOOK STATUS UPDATES E THE LURKER Have you ever sensed an invisible presence in your Skype chat? It was mostly likely a lurker. The lurker takes pleasure in furtively reading discussions, message boards, Facebook updates, and following Twitter feeds. Lurkers are typical amongst the n00b subgroup. COMMON HANGOUTS 5 WARNINGS A DO NOT ENGAGE A CAN QUICKLY TURN INTO TROLLS ANY PLACE ANYWHERE ANY TIME THE FACT FINDER Did you know that Bulb-Bearing Water-Hemlock is the most poisonous leafy plant native to North America? No? Well, now you do-thanks to the fact finder. By using the powers of Wikipedia and Google auto-complete they can answer all those pesky Jeopardy questions with a click of a mouse. COMMON HANGOUTS 5 WARNINGS WIKIPEDIA A NEVER QUESTION VALIDITY OF THEIR FACTS «GOOGLE SEARCH QUORA THE TROLL Often seen in forums and comment threads, the troll is know for inflammatory, extraneous, and belligerent remarks. Trolls are often immune to criticism and logical arguments and gain a majority of their strength from insults and caps-locked responses to their trolling. They are easily recognizable outside the Internet by their green tinted skin. H COMMON HANGOUTS WARNINGS *SOCIAL MEDIA *COMMENT THREADS A DO NOT FEED *4CHAN S THE MEME MACHINE IF IT CAN'T BE SAID THROUGH MEMES. The meme machine can't communicate without incorporating a meme or reaction GIF. They love to Rickroll, use lolspeak, quote Scumbag Steve, and Keanu. The meme machines are solitary beings, preferring to be forever alone. next to sad COMMON HANGOUTS 5 WARNINGS REDDIT OR 4CHAN A POTENTIAL TO EXPLODE INTO META MEMES aIMGUR IS IT EVEN WORTH SAYING? TUMBLR S THE CRITIC Everyone may be a critic, but the online critic is in a different league. Post a picture to your Instagram? The critic thinks it needs more sepia tone. Post an article on the new iPad? The critic thinks this is the worst thing they've ever read. The critic offers opinions without ever being asked. They also enjoy a good black turtleneck and monocle. COMMON HANGOUTS 5 WARNINGS COMMENT THREADS A NEVER POKE FUN AT A CRITIC'S MONOCLE *REDDIT YELP THE SPAMBOT One of the most prolific Internet users is the automated user. Robotic spambots can be spotted in blog comment threads asking, "Have you seen this awesome video yet?" with accompanying link to a Gogi berry diet page. COMMON HANGOUTS 5 WARNINGS COMMENT THREADS A DO NOT MAKE DIRECT EYE CONTACT GOOGLE SEARCH RESULTS AIM Flowtown. In Partnership with Column Five

The Many Faces of the Internet User

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The web is a menagerie of personalities, personas, and psychos, and you are likely to encounter several types of characters in your online travels. Take this guide with you as you journey deep into th...

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