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{{Short description|Online community centered on the creation of hosted meme web pages}}
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{{Infobox website
| name = YTMND
| logo = YTMND Logo Transparent.png
| url = {{URL|http://www.ytmnd.com/}}
| screenshot =
| commercial = Yes
| type = Specialized website community/] and ] website
| registration = Optional
| owner = Max Goldberg/YTMND, Inc.
| author = Max Goldberg
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2001|7|6}}
| current_status = Online
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'''YTMND''', an initialism for "'''You're the Man Now, Dog'''"''',''' is{{Efn|Although YTMND has relaunched its website and is still somewhat operational, it has not been run since 2020. Instead, the business has been placed in a state of limbo.}}<!-- omit the "was" change. --> an ] centered on the creation of hosted ] web pages (known within the community as ''fads'', ''YTMNDs'', or ''sites'') featuring a ] of an image (still or short animation) centered or tiled along with optional large zooming text and a looping sound file. Images and sound files used in YTMNDs are usually either created or edited by users. YTMND is generally considered to be a humor website, owing its tone and culture to the original YTMND and its early imitators.


== History ==
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YTMND originated in 2001 from Max Goldberg's original website, "yourethemannowdog.com", which he registered along with "].com" after seeing a ] for the movie '']'' in which ] says the line "You're the man now, dog!". Originally, the website featured the text "YOURE THE MAN NOW DOG.COM" drawn out in ] ] with a sound loop from the ''Finding Forrester'' trailer of Connery reciting the phrase "You're the man now, dog!".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.yourethemannowdog.com/ | title=Yourethemannowdog.com from October 7, 2001 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011007184416/http://www.yourethemannowdog.com/ | archive-date=2001-10-07 | access-date=2007-04-09}}</ref> The advent of zoomed text currently on the website was seen in the following months, where the website also featured a photograph of Connery. Goldberg's new creation inspired others to make similar sites with other movie and television quotations (or any other sound clip they wished to use).<ref name="wired">{{cite news | url=https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.11/meganiche.html?pg=2&topic=meganiche | publisher=] | title=Wired 14.11: Tiny Slice, Big Market | access-date=2007-02-28}}</ref>
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In 2004, Goldberg wrote a ] after winning a lawsuit filed by ] for the "fan page" at the aforementioned dustindiamond.com. He mentioned yourethemannowdog.com, as well as a new website, YTMND, that would be ready by April 10. The website opened that day after a rushed coding and design process. The site caught on in popularity and became an ] when major ] and ]s began linking to the '']'' YTMND.<ref name="ytmndabout">{{cite web|url=http://www.ytmnd.com/info/about|title=About YTMND| publisher=YTMND|access-date=2006-06-12}}</ref>
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}}'''YTMND''', an ] for "'''You're The Man Now, Dog!'''", is a ] ] that centers on the creation of YTMNDs, which are ] featuring a ] of a single image or a simple slideshow, optionally animated and/or tiled, along with optional large zooming text and a looping sound file. Most of these images are created or edited by users. Most YTMNDs are meant to expose or reflect the more inane facets of pop culture.


==Origins== === Decline ===
On August 29, 2016, Max Goldberg announced that YTMND would likely soon be shutting down, citing ill health and the site's inability to fund its own hosting fees from ad revenue. Goldberg stated "Besides being a time capsule I don't really see a reason for it to continue to exist... It seems like the internet has moved on...And I've moved on too. I don't have much interest in the site beyond it being good memories."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/who-killed-ytmnd-1785765611|title=Who Killed YTMND?|last=Menegus|first=Bryan|website=Gizmodo|date=29 August 2016 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-16}}</ref>
The first YTMND was created in ] by Max Goldberg at his yourethemannowdog.com website. It consists of a juxtaposed photograph of actor ] and, in large zooming text, the words "YOURE THE MAN NOW DOG.COM." A soundbite of Connery saying "You're the man now, dog!" from the ] '']'' repeats continuously. Goldberg bought the domain for the site after seeing a commercial for the film, and originally the site just contained the text "YOURE THE MAN NOW DOG.COM" written using ].


In May 2019, the site experienced major downtime, which led media outlets to report that the site had been shut down permanently.<ref name="verge-done">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/368388/internet-meme-pioneer-ytmnd-shuts-down|title=Internet Meme Pioneer YTMND Shuts Down|last=Kan|first=Michael|website=PCMag|language=en|access-date=2019-05-16|date=2019-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/15/18626643/ytmnd-down-meme-4chan-something-awful-internet-culture|title=A beloved relic of early 2000s internet is facing extinction|last=Stephen|first=Bijan|date=2019-05-15|website=The Verge|access-date=2019-05-16}}</ref> The site itself partially came back online, with a page stating that there had been a "catastrophic failure" in its database, and stating that whether the site will be restored was undecided.
Goldberg's new creation inspired others to make similar sites with other ] and ] quotations. At first, Goldberg maintained a list and ] of these sites, but the list soon became exceptionally long. In ], rather than continuing to maintain the list, Goldberg created ytmnd.com. His site lets anyone become a member and create their own YTMND by uploading a sound file, uploading a graphic file, and optionally entering text to display. The site caught on in popularity and became an ] when major ] began linking to the YTMND ''''.


=== Modernization ===
==History==
On March 31, 2020, YTMND re-launched, including all of the previously hosted YTMND sites and the ability to log in, create accounts, recover passwords, and post new sites. It has also been updated to work using HTML5 media playable, ] communications, and includes a mobile-friendly interface.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/1/21202658/ytmnd-return-shut-down-youre-the-man-now-dog-website | title = YTMND is back, a year after shutting down | first = Jacob | last = Kastrenakes | date = April 1, 2020 | access-date = April 1, 2020 | work = ] }}</ref>
When ytmnd.com first opened, newly created YTMNDs were unmoderated and therefore a certain portion of them were highly offensive. The site's forums were shut down on ], ] after Max Goldberg banned its chief users. Goldberg cited tension between himself and the website's host as his reasoning for the closure. The site as a whole was closed in ] when Goldberg forwarded the site to yourethemannowdog.com without notice.


== Media exposure ==
The site was briefly reopened in ], and then in late ] it relaunched with a number of new features, including moderation of YTMNDs. The site's forums were resurrected soon after the relaunch. In ] a stricter moderation system went into effect that prompted deletion of many YTMNDs and the addition of age verification. YTMNDs deemed "]" were placed in the domain .
Due to the nature and format of YTMNDs, the site has garnered attention from outside ]. In 2005, ] wrote an article on Tom Cruise which made a reference to the ''Tom Cruise Kills Oprah'' YTMND.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.today.com/popculture/once-aloof-cruise-now-spoofed-wbna8366702 | title=Once-aloof Cruise now spoofed | publisher=Today.com | date=2005-06-27 }}</ref>


On the February 1, 2006, episode of '']'', viewers were asked to "make a kickass YTMND" for the show's "user created" segment. In order for sites to qualify for this YTMND competition, members were required to add "aots" at the beginning of the site's ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/blog/AOTB/post/553546/User_Created_Challenge.html | title=User Created Challenge | publisher=G4 | access-date=2006-06-12 | archive-date=2006-07-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060703055053/http://www.g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/blog/AOTB/post/553546/User_Created_Challenge.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> In the August 2006 issue of '']'', an article under the "Expert" column by the name of "1 Web Site, 250,000 Idiotic Clips. LOL!" was printed. In the article, five of Goldberg's favorite YTMNDs (You're the Man Now, Dog; Vader Coaster; Lohan Facial; LOL Internet; Blue Ball Machine) were mentioned, along with commentary from Max himself for each one. The article's writer, James Lee, can be quoted as saying "Repeat an image loop and a sound file – as 24-year-old Max Goldberg with You're the Man Now, Dog – and pretty soon you'll have 4 million visitors a month and 120,000 contributors uploading their own clips."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.08/start.html?pg=13 | title=1 Web Site, 250,000 Idiotic Clips. LOL! | author=James Lee | publisher=] |date=July 2006 | access-date=2006-08-11}}</ref> Also in August 2006, an effort of YTMND users to post satirical reviews on the ] page for Tuscan whole milk was covered by '']''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/09/technology/09milk.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=pogue%20tuscan%20amazin&st=cse | work=The New York Times | title=On Amazon, All of a Sudden Everyone's a Milk Critic | date=2006-08-09}}</ref>
On ] ], ytmnd.com relaunched on new servers with an entirely redesigned layout. Updates included user names replacing numbers in each YTMND's ], faster ], and new content boxes. A feature debuted soon after allowing users to donate money in exchange for increased exposure of their YTMNDs through the main site.


YTMND was featured in an article for the July 30, 2006, issue of '']''. The article describes how Goldberg conceived yourethemannowdog.com, its rise in popularity, and the elements of a YTMND site. The article also referred to the creators of YTMNDs as "artists".<ref name="Ahrens">Ahrens, Frank "", Page F07 '']'', July 30, 2006</ref> Goldberg signed a release for '']'' to show ]-related YTMNDs.<ref name="Colbert">{{cite web | url=http://www.ytmnd.com/news/?news_id=47 | title=Mo money mo problems | publisher=YTMND | date=2006-08-22 | access-date=2006-08-22}}</ref> A select few seconds of a YTMND was shown.{{Citation needed|date=April 2007}} On November 23, ''The Washington Post'' reported on telemarketing pranks in which they named a number of websites, including howtoprankatelemarketer.ytmnd.com.<ref name="Washington Post">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/23/AR2006112300385.html |title=Fed up with telemarketers? Try mooing |newspaper= ] |date=2006-11-23 |access-date=2006-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061125125035/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/23/AR2006112300385.html |archive-date=2006-11-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Various other news reporting sites have printed the same article, including ] and '']''.<ref name="Reuters">{{cite news | url=http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2006-11-23T124819Z_01_N22366148_RTRIDST_0_TECH-LIFE-WEB-TELESALES-COL.XML&archived=False | title=Fed up with telemarketers? Try mooing | publisher=Reuters | date=2006-11-23 | access-date=2006-11-24 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061125122411/http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2006-11-23T124819Z_01_N22366148_RTRIDST_0_TECH-LIFE-WEB-TELESALES-COL.XML&archived=False | archive-date=2006-11-25 }}</ref><ref name="WSJ">{{cite news | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112801537556955862 | title=Sean Connery Delivers A Line That Eventually Sparks an Internet Fad | publisher=] | date=November 7, 2005 | access-date=2007-03-02 | first=Aaron | last=Rutkoff}}</ref> A Swedish newspaper, '']'', also included the site in a separate article.<ref name="Metro">{{cite web | url=http://www.metro.se/se/article/2006/11/23/09/0128-32/ | title=Ytterligare ett sätt att stoppa ivriga telesäljare | publisher=Metro | language=sv | date=2006-11-23 | access-date=2006-11-24 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070508174509/http://www.metro.se/se/article/2006/11/23/09/0128-32/ | archive-date=2007-05-08 }}</ref>
A significant portion of YTMND history unfolded in ] ] in what was known as the "YTMND/] War". After ] - the owner of ] - hosted and ] a ] ] created by a ytmnd.com user on his site without crediting the original author (while the creator also used images that he did not credit to the original photographers). In response to Bauman's actions, users from ytmnd.com joined users from other ], namely ], ], ], ], ] and ]. These groups invaded using spam posts, ], repeatedly crashing and ultimately ] the eBaum's World forums. The attacks began shortly after 11:00 PM ] on ], ] and ended on ], ]. Max Goldberg did not promote or endorse the attacks but rather condemned them. He stated that they "really the line," that they were a "vulgar display of power" and went on to say that any YTMND author whose site promoted attacks would have their account deleted . Goldberg elaborated by saying that the recent conflict had placed both himself and his hosting company in a negative light . On ] eBaum's World alleged the attacks, were a form of ] and on ] Neil Bauman (Eric Bauman's father, who works under his son as the Executive Vice President of ebaumsworld), stated publicly that arrests were being made in relation to the attacks . Eventually Goldberg and Bauman came to an agreement, with Bauman removing the image from his site in return for Goldberg removing any reference to "eBaum" from ytmnd.com . Despite the resolution of the conflict, ytmnd.com experienced DDoS attacks on the morning of January 12th . There are numerous sites promoting and glorifying the attacks, particularly a YTMND Hall of Famer by the username of Boomaga in which Bauman's cease-and-desist letters is read in the manner of a Shakespearean actor.


== See also ==
On ], ], YTMND unexpectedly suffered from severe errors believed to originate in the site's PHP code. YTMNDers immediately began turning this glitch into a fad. Countless YTMNDs were made about the glitches. Some even mixed it with other fads for added humor. Some have even cited these attacks to be caused by eBaumsworld.com, but no proof has surfaced.
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== Notes ==
On ], ] as an ] Joke, YTMND lost the 'Internet Battle' against Ebaum's World and officially and permanently merged with its once rival site. YTMND mocked the layout of eBaum's World; however, clicking a certain link would go back to the old YTMND homepage. The site proclaims "Lindsay Lohan had no comment."
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== References ==
On ], ], a new loading feature, written by a YTMND user by the name of Syncan, was implemented on the site. The new feature synchronizes the loading of the image and sound file to match up, resolving a previously known significant flaw on the site. The new flash loading feature has its own problems however. When opening multipe YTMNDs and minimizing them, the ytmnd flash loading feature causes sound to be broadcast from all of them.
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== External links ==
On ], ], Max announced the launch of YTMND Radio , featuring streaming audio of songs featured in popular ytmnds
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The content of each YTMND site remains one of the most definitive examples of ]s and ] on the Internet. The format of the original YTMND has obviously become self-replicating in nature, and fads in the subject matter of YTMNDs are fairly rampant. As memetic "mutations" occur, new influences come in, ] builds and some YTMNDs become phenomenally popular. On the heels of such popularity, other members come up with ways to create alternate "spins" on these YTMNDs, after which more "spins" are formed. Many of these fads end up spreading to the web as a whole, if they had not already done so. By this point, the topic of the original YTMND could be, and usually is, considered a fad. Dozens of new fads have sprung up since.
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On ], 2006, a YTMND was submitted including the scene in ''Finding Forrester'' which included both "You're the man now, dog!" and another line, "Punch the keys, for God's sake!" This second line has since generated a fad of its own . "Punch the keys, for God's sake!" (PTKFGS) explored the notion that the future of ytmnd.com would carry a Bradbury-esque facade with it; implying that if PTKFGS had been the line used by Max Goldberg instead of "You're the man now, dog!", the ytmnd.com website would have still been popular and successful but would offer idiosyncratic differences--in essence, a PTKFGS would be a bizzaro YTMND. Traditionally, it involves taking a popular YTMND, and creating a kind of parallel idea to it ("Secret Nazi Forest" becomes "Secret Communist Forest," "O RLY?" becomes "R U SHUR?", etc.). This is noted when the creator adds "PTKFGS" right next to the said YTMND; some also include a purple "PTKFGS" watermark attached to the top right corner of the image. Since then, the domain http://www.ptkfgs.com has been forwarded to several related YTMNDs, while http://www.punchthekeysforgodssake.com/ brings the user to the YTMND that may have started the fad. The ], a popular ytmnd character, is often credited as having created the alternate PTKFGS universe. Recently in a similar vein, people have created YesYes and Typing Noises YTMNDs and the situation has not changed very much.

== Viewhacking ==
A new way to garner votes and views is to change the name of the site or to change the substance of the site to trick people into clicking the site and bumping it up to the top of the YTMND list. Since its inception and spread, the term "viewhacking" was coined for this practice and thus became the general phrase. The original person to do this, TDP, only did it to see how long it would take to get 100,000 views; he was successful, and the final version now lists the site's previous incarnations. However, several others followed after that, and has since become a fairly prominent nuisance. In November 2005, a group of users from the ] forums led by the user 'justkeepthatinmind' artificially raised the number of views on their sites in order to get into the top 15 most viewed. When called on their actions by other YTMND users, they viewhacked their critics' sites as well in an attempt to confuse people. Such actions are generally frowned upon and subjected to low votes, much along with the practice of using misleading search terms or titles to attract viewers to a page. On rare occasion, the titles are updated to keep in relation to a site that has been only moderately changed, such as an update, fix, or response to attention. In ] ], Max deleted hundreds of users who had upwards of 20 alternate accounts that they were using to upvote/downvote theirs and other user's sites. A more recent trick involves submitting a YTMND around midnight Central time and getting early morning viewers to click on an unknown YTMND which escalates to 15 thousand views a day.

Another form of viewhacking is the ] forums. Due to the extremely high amount of people that play it, people on that forum commonly link to YTMNDs related to their game. This inflates views so much the YTMND ends up getting shot to the top of the most viewed list on the front page. Many YTMND regulars have expressed severe distaste in this and tend to downvote and set the YTMND to "not work safe" status.

==Criticism==
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There is a large backlash against YTMND, the site, its users and its culture, that has been surfacing online since YTMND's inception. Criticism includes:
* Many YTMNDs borrow from several sources without giving credit to who created what was borrowed. Key examples include a YTMND with ] as the tiled background, and the song "The Internet is for Porn" from ] as the background music, as well as the Picard Song. In most cases the YTMND becomes more famous than the source material, taking credit away when credit is due. The trend is much more potent and widespread in ], but generally is moot for two reasons: one, that YTMND is technically ], only raising funds to operate servers, and that most material is used entirely in a parodic nature; two, that again, almost entirely, this material is cut up and used as the body of the joke-- it is not used in the same way that it is in its original context.
*Some users on the site find the many fads annoying and show a lack of originality.
* Certain people find the site racist, particularly with the popularity of fads like "] stole my bike."
* Some also feel that the many YTMNDs featuring Jesus and/or God to be offensive.
*Many feel that the forum users are immature and stupid, and several YTMNDs have been made poking fun at them.

==Media exposure==
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In ], ] wrote an article that linked to ytmnd.com titled "Tom Cruise Kills Oprah", a reference to a popular YTMND. The site received further publicity when '']'' published an article about ytmnd.com and mentioned several popular YTMND creations, linking to many of them through their website. The original "Tom Cruise Kills Oprah" video on which the YTMND is based has also been mentioned on ]'s show "Web Junk 20" and ]'s ] with ].

On the ], 2006 episode of '']'' viewers were asked to "Make a kick ass YTMND" for the show's "User Created" segment.

In the March 2006 issue of ], there is a mention of the original "You're the Man Now Dog" site.

In March 2006, Gamerevolution.com held a contest for video game themed YTMNDs. The winner won a PSP as a prize.


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Online community centered on the creation of hosted meme web pages

YTMND
Type of siteSpecialized website community/Internet fad and meme website
OwnerMax Goldberg/YTMND, Inc.
Created byMax Goldberg
URLwww.ytmnd.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedJuly 6, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-07-06)
Current statusOnline
A screenshot of the website in 2011

YTMND, an initialism for "You're the Man Now, Dog", is an online community centered on the creation of hosted memetic web pages (known within the community as fads, YTMNDs, or sites) featuring a juxtaposition of an image (still or short animation) centered or tiled along with optional large zooming text and a looping sound file. Images and sound files used in YTMNDs are usually either created or edited by users. YTMND is generally considered to be a humor website, owing its tone and culture to the original YTMND and its early imitators.

History

YTMND originated in 2001 from Max Goldberg's original website, "yourethemannowdog.com", which he registered along with "dustindiamond.com" after seeing a trailer for the movie Finding Forrester in which Sean Connery says the line "You're the man now, dog!". Originally, the website featured the text "YOURE THE MAN NOW DOG.COM" drawn out in 3D ASCII text with a sound loop from the Finding Forrester trailer of Connery reciting the phrase "You're the man now, dog!". The advent of zoomed text currently on the website was seen in the following months, where the website also featured a photograph of Connery. Goldberg's new creation inspired others to make similar sites with other movie and television quotations (or any other sound clip they wished to use).

In 2004, Goldberg wrote a press release after winning a lawsuit filed by Dustin Diamond for the "fan page" at the aforementioned dustindiamond.com. He mentioned yourethemannowdog.com, as well as a new website, YTMND, that would be ready by April 10. The website opened that day after a rushed coding and design process. The site caught on in popularity and became an Internet phenomenon when major weblogs and Internet forums began linking to the Picard Song YTMND.

Decline

On August 29, 2016, Max Goldberg announced that YTMND would likely soon be shutting down, citing ill health and the site's inability to fund its own hosting fees from ad revenue. Goldberg stated "Besides being a time capsule I don't really see a reason for it to continue to exist... It seems like the internet has moved on...And I've moved on too. I don't have much interest in the site beyond it being good memories."

In May 2019, the site experienced major downtime, which led media outlets to report that the site had been shut down permanently. The site itself partially came back online, with a page stating that there had been a "catastrophic failure" in its database, and stating that whether the site will be restored was undecided.

Modernization

On March 31, 2020, YTMND re-launched, including all of the previously hosted YTMND sites and the ability to log in, create accounts, recover passwords, and post new sites. It has also been updated to work using HTML5 media playable, HTTPS communications, and includes a mobile-friendly interface.

Media exposure

Due to the nature and format of YTMNDs, the site has garnered attention from outside media sources. In 2005, Reuters wrote an article on Tom Cruise which made a reference to the Tom Cruise Kills Oprah YTMND.

On the February 1, 2006, episode of Attack of the Show!, viewers were asked to "make a kickass YTMND" for the show's "user created" segment. In order for sites to qualify for this YTMND competition, members were required to add "aots" at the beginning of the site's URL. In the August 2006 issue of Wired, an article under the "Expert" column by the name of "1 Web Site, 250,000 Idiotic Clips. LOL!" was printed. In the article, five of Goldberg's favorite YTMNDs (You're the Man Now, Dog; Vader Coaster; Lohan Facial; LOL Internet; Blue Ball Machine) were mentioned, along with commentary from Max himself for each one. The article's writer, James Lee, can be quoted as saying "Repeat an image loop and a sound file – as 24-year-old Max Goldberg with You're the Man Now, Dog – and pretty soon you'll have 4 million visitors a month and 120,000 contributors uploading their own clips." Also in August 2006, an effort of YTMND users to post satirical reviews on the Amazon page for Tuscan whole milk was covered by The New York Times.

YTMND was featured in an article for the July 30, 2006, issue of The Washington Post. The article describes how Goldberg conceived yourethemannowdog.com, its rise in popularity, and the elements of a YTMND site. The article also referred to the creators of YTMNDs as "artists". Goldberg signed a release for The Colbert Report to show Stephen Colbert-related YTMNDs. A select few seconds of a YTMND was shown. On November 23, The Washington Post reported on telemarketing pranks in which they named a number of websites, including howtoprankatelemarketer.ytmnd.com. Various other news reporting sites have printed the same article, including Reuters and The Wall Street Journal. A Swedish newspaper, metro, also included the site in a separate article.

See also

Notes

  1. Although YTMND has relaunched its website and is still somewhat operational, it has not been run since 2020. Instead, the business has been placed in a state of limbo.

References

  1. "Yourethemannowdog.com from October 7, 2001". Archived from the original on October 7, 2001. Retrieved April 9, 2007.
  2. "Wired 14.11: Tiny Slice, Big Market". Wired News. Retrieved February 28, 2007.
  3. "About YTMND". YTMND. Retrieved June 12, 2006.
  4. Menegus, Bryan (August 29, 2016). "Who Killed YTMND?". Gizmodo. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  5. Kan, Michael (May 15, 2019). "Internet Meme Pioneer YTMND Shuts Down". PCMag. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  6. Stephen, Bijan (May 15, 2019). "A beloved relic of early 2000s internet is facing extinction". The Verge. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  7. Kastrenakes, Jacob (April 1, 2020). "YTMND is back, a year after shutting down". The Verge. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  8. "Once-aloof Cruise now spoofed". Today.com. June 27, 2005.
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