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A ''shock site'' is a form of [[screamer]] that uses disturbing imagery, commonly pornography, gore, and graphic content, to shock the viewers. Just like traditional [[screamer|screamers]], shock sites have a goal to shock the viewers with unexpected content. Some good example of shock sites are [[2 Girls 1 Cup]], [[Jarsquatter]], and [[Goatse]]. These websites have gained a high level of popularity and are often used as a way to prank people. | A ''shock site'' is a form of [[screamer]] that uses disturbing imagery, commonly pornography, gore, and graphic content, to shock the viewers. Just like traditional [[screamer|screamers]], shock sites have a goal to shock the viewers with unexpected content. Some good example of shock sites are [[2 Girls 1 Cup]], [[Jarsquatter]], and [[Goatse]]. These websites have gained a high level of popularity and are often used as a way to prank people. | ||
== '''Popularity''' == | |||
[[File:Bait and switch.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The ''bait-and-switch'' technique consists of misleading a person into clicking a link by telling them erroneous information.]] | [[File:Bait and switch.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The ''bait-and-switch'' technique consists of misleading a person into clicking a link by telling them erroneous information.]] | ||
[[File:Goatse.png|thumb|220x220px|The '''[[Goatse]]''' homepage promoting their upcoming to became the subdomain service.]] | |||
Shock sites slowly started to spread around the web in the late 90's. The first shock site to be widely spread across the web was [[2 Girls 1 Cup]]. This one-minute clip of two women performing a scat play made a huge success. Since then, more shock sites made surface on the Internet. | Shock sites slowly started to spread around the web in the late 90's. The first shock site to be widely spread across the web was [[2 Girls 1 Cup]]. This one-minute clip of two women performing a scat play made a huge success. Since then, more shock sites made surface on the Internet. | ||
=== '''Reactions''' === | === '''Reactions''' === | ||
[[File:Reaction 2.png|thumb|220x220px|A group of soldiers reacting to '''2 Girls 1 Cup'''.]] | [[File:Reaction 2.png|thumb|220x220px|A group of soldiers reacting to '''[[2 Girls 1 Cup]]'''.]] | ||
[[File:1-01.jpg|thumb|989x989px|Common shock sites]] | [[File:1-01.jpg|thumb|989x989px|Common shock sites]] | ||
<span>As shock sites made surface on the web, more reaction videos were being posted and eventually became a trend on the Internet. The concept of a reaction video </span>is to get someone to visit a [[shock site]] while recording their reaction. A good example of this is the ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doZnJSojBtw Marines 2 Girls 1 Cup Reactions]'' video, which has accumulated almost 10 million views since it was posted to YouTube in April, 2008. | <span>As shock sites made surface on the web, more reaction videos were being posted and eventually became a trend on the Internet. The concept of a reaction video </span>is to get someone to visit a [[shock site]] while recording their reaction. A good example of this is the ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doZnJSojBtw Marines 2 Girls 1 Cup Reactions]'' video, which has accumulated almost 10 million views since it was posted to YouTube in April, 2008. | ||
