What % of internet fads do you think start on Anandtech?

[BigToque]

Do you think we start a lot of stuff here, or do we just play along?

 

[neutralizer]

I'm sure we've invented out share of acronyms.

 

[imported_Kensai]

We start stuff, then the world catches on a few months later.

 

[So]

0%<x<100%

 

[Sentinel]

at least 1%

 

[nakedfrog]

0.4%

 

[eakers]

0.3

 

[Schadenfroh]

It goes from God to SomethingAwful to Anandtech to the world to the jerry to you to the cleaners!

 

[Shawn]

1

 

[DVad3r]

Probably not...there is just a way bigger crowd of online stuff anywhere you go. IRC there is tons, especially in game channals. MMORPGS have forums of their own and tons of ppl that spends months lvl'ing characters with nothing better to do then chat 24/7.

 

[So]

seriously, a few, but mostly, we pick up on /., fark, and somethingawful

 

[Koenigsegg]

Any examples?

 

[mchammer187]

i can't think of anything that is extremely widespread that started on anandtech
edit:

the only thing i can think of that might be is

parody threads which i found were here August 2003 (may be earlier)

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...hreadid=1122349&enterthread=y&arctab=y

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...hreadid=1115695&enterthread=y&arctab=y

 

[vshah]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
It goes from God to SomethingAwful to Anandtech to the world to the jerry to you to the cleaners!

to the bank?

PROFIT!!!

 

[eelw]

SPIDER, that's about it. So I think only like 0.001%

 

[cjgallen]

We steal them, then run them into the ground.

 

Nothing.

 

[loup garou]

Must...resist...insensitive...GAYTOT...remark!!

 

[bmacd]

less than 1%. ATOT just goes off of the quo.

-=bmacd=-

 

[Xephian]

1

 

[tikwanleap]

Originally posted by: eelw
SPIDER, that's about it. So I think only like 0.001%

spider
stick out your hand
tpad?

 

[lobadobadingdong]

eleventybillion fads

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: Stefan
Do you think we start a lot of stuff here, or do we just play along?

.00001%

 

[meltdown75]

42%

 

[Mrvile]

Not enough.