236.com

So I was introduced to this site a few days ago. It's called 23/6: Some of the news, most of the time. A comedic news website in the same vein as the Daily Show or the Colbert Report, 23/6 uses humor and satire to attract its audiences. This strategy, combined with its residence on the internet, seems to be quite the testament to our generation's ideals.

236.com also has a "spin-off" website - dickipedia.org (slightly vulgar, though not pornographic, I promise). Not only is the idea of a spin-off website interesting in terms of the evolution of the internet as a medium, but this particular site happens to be a parody of, you guessed it, wikipedia. Everything, down to the template is nearly exactly the same - I find it intriguing that Wikipedia has become so recognizable in such a short period of time that parodies have ensued.

Happy Blogging,
Eric