CRACKED has a few regular columnists, but it supports a personal shift by allowing readers to submit their own articles for publication and participate in contests. They focus on Photoshop contests, with such topics as The World of Tomorrow (If the Internet Disappeared Today).
Entry in this contest above.
This site thrives on the persuasive technique of humor. The goal of the entire site is to make people laugh with their absurd topics and clever writing. Of course, some are better than others, but a lot of the articles are stuffed with genuine historical content.
There is definitely a discursive shift occurring within this websites. Much of it is opinion-based and highly disputable (but I wouldn’t disagree with their assessment of Twilight).
I love that this website has a healthy combination of words and images. They have videos, but also lengthy articles to browse. The epistemological shift has reached a pleasant equilibrium on this site.
This is one of my favorite videos on this site. It's all about digg and the exposure gained by utilizing a media outlet like that:
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