This was a pretty interesting article. Overseas, they often imitate sites that worked well in the US. 2ch is the only site I know of that is imitated in the US.
2ch is pretty wild. There's a true story of a nerdy guy falling in love with a woman he rescued from a groper on the train. He proceeds to ask 2chers for help on what to wear, what to say on the dates, and what her actions mean. The 2chers end up staying up way past their bed time for juicy date updates until he finally gets the girl. Eventually, the story and thread was made into a book, and subsequently, a movie. It goes under the name "Densha-Otoko", which roughly translates to "Train Guy"
Half the weird stuff you see on youtube with a white cat comes from 2ch. There's that weird "hardest mario game" that you see on digg with a white cat...that came from 2ch.
It's rather impressive that he can smell the air for cultural itches to scratch. Often times, when you're mired in it yourself, it's harder to see the forest through the trees.
2ch is pretty wild. There's a true story of a nerdy guy falling in love with a woman he rescued from a groper on the train. He proceeds to ask 2chers for help on what to wear, what to say on the dates, and what her actions mean. The 2chers end up staying up way past their bed time for juicy date updates until he finally gets the girl. Eventually, the story and thread was made into a book, and subsequently, a movie. It goes under the name "Densha-Otoko", which roughly translates to "Train Guy"
Half the weird stuff you see on youtube with a white cat comes from 2ch. There's that weird "hardest mario game" that you see on digg with a white cat...that came from 2ch.
It's rather impressive that he can smell the air for cultural itches to scratch. Often times, when you're mired in it yourself, it's harder to see the forest through the trees.