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A '''''shock site''''' that contains of uses disturbing imagery, involving: pornography, gore, and graphic content, to shock the viewers. shock sites have a goal to shock the viewers with unexpected content. Some good example of shock sites are like [[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'' | |||
== '''Popularity''' == | == '''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.]] | ||
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[[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 | <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. | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
* '''''[[:Category: | * '''''[[:Category:Websites|All list of shock sites on this wiki]]''''' | ||
[[Category:Gore]] | [[Category:Gore]] | ||
[[Category:Pornography]] | [[Category:Pornography]] | ||
[[Category:Graphic content]] | [[Category:Graphic content]] | ||
[[Category:Websites]] | |||
Revision as of 21:49, 6 May 2019
A shock site that contains of uses disturbing imagery, involving: pornography, gore, and graphic content, to shock the viewers. shock sites have a goal to shock the viewers with unexpected content. Some good example of shock sites are like 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
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
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 is to get someone to visit a shock site while recording their reaction. A good example of this is the Marines 2 Girls 1 Cup Reactions video, which has accumulated almost 10 million views since it was posted to YouTube in April, 2008.
