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Monday, December 24th, 2007

Anatomy of an Internet troll

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The Wall Street Journal has a great article and video up about an Internet troll (someone who makes a point of putting up negative and inflammatory comments on websites) who makes it his mission to attack Hilary Clinton’s run for the presidency. Though politics is a magnet for this kind of online shenaniganery, trolls have been around since the days of Usenet, and they won’t disappear as long as there are blowhards with access to the Internet. But it is interesting to put a face and a life next to the alphanumeric ranting.

Posted on Monday, December 24th, 2007 at 10:38 am
Categories: internet, Politics, united states.
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Warren Frey is a journalist, freelance writer, podcaster, video producer, and all-around media consultant currently based in Vancouver, Canada. His written work has appeared in such publications as Metro Vancouver, the Westender, Mac | Life and the Japan Times.

One Response to “ Anatomy of an Internet troll ”

killahmullet says:

Guys like this are the reason I switched from Poli Sci to History in Uni.

January 2nd, 2008 at 6:33 pm

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