liveblog: CAPSLOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR AWESOME

CAPSLOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR AWESOME

MATTHEW GASTEIER (FU PENGUIN)
JESSICA AMASON (THIS IS WHY YOU’RE FAT)
CHRISTOPH ONO (CORNIFY)
MARK LITTLE (PICNICFACE + POWERTHIRST)
MIKE RUGNETTA (MEMEFACTORY) [MODERATOR]

LET’S FACE IT: CAPSLOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR AWESOME ON THE INTERNET. WHY IS THIS THE CASE? WHY’S “THE MOST EXTREME” NEAR AND DEAR TO THE HEART OF THE WEBS? WHAT ARE THE WEIRD EXPERIENCES THAT COME OUT OF CREATING AND CURATING THAT KIND OF STUFF?

Recorded by: @flourish & @andthengensaid
Edited by: @alexleavitt

NOTE: This is not a full transcription of the panel. If you have any corrections, please contact alex@roflcon.org.

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LIVEBLOG: And the Internet Swooped In

And the Internet Swooped In

Mahir Cagri (I Kiss You)
David Devore (Father, David After Dentist)
David A. Devore (Son, David After Dentist)C
Charlie Schmidt (Keyboard Cat)
Christian Sandvig (The Berkman Center for Internet and Society) [Moderator]

It was a tale as old as the internet. Boy meets internet. Boy posts personal thing online. Thing becomes massively famous. Here we have three cases of unintentional internet fame, ten years apart. A lot changed. What was similar? What was different?

Recorded by: @wphillips49 & @devanjedi
Edited by: @alexleavitt

NOTE: This is not a full transcription of the panel. If you have any corrections, please contact alex@roflcon.org.

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LIVEBLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Awkward

The Good, The Bad, and The Awkward

Mike Bender (Awkward Family Photos)
Jonathan Standefer (Lamebook)
Helen Killer (Regretsy)
Douglas Chemack (Awkard Family Photos)
Brad O’Farrel (Play ‘em off Keyboard Cat)
Johannes Grenzfurthner (monochrom)[Moderator]

While we didn’t bring Goatse (sorry/you’re welcome about that), ROFLCon would be remiss to not spend a moment talking about the awkward on the web. Bringing together some of the folks that have done the most to commentate and celebrate that unique kind of fail on the web in the recent year, this panel examines the role that awkward things play on the web culture.

Recorded by: @flourish & @dandthengensaid
Edited by: @alexleavitt

NOTE: This is not a full transcription of the panel. If you have any corrections, please contact alex@roflcon.org.

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IT’S OVER!

A big thank you to all of our attendees, our awesome sponsors, our loyal volunteers, and our amazing staff for successfully putting together an epic ROFLcon II!

Keep a heads up on this blog for postings of the liveblogs for each panel in the coming days.

In the meantime, enjoy the fact that the third-highest search term that redirected to our site over the weekend was “rolfcon.”