Internet Epidemic: Part Two

Ready to dive into the next epidemic? Please note demographics are not 100% restricted to the 12-20 range. The Internet Epidemic, Site Types and How to Recognize Them (A Field Guide).

Epidemic: Obiesity (yes it’s spelled that way), tsk tsk

Discoverer: Credits to brilliant young websurfer/part-time medical health professional Brian, and the fellow webmaster who discovered this prodigy, Jem.

Symptoms

  • Fat side bar and large content area
  • Legible text size and good line-spacing, dear God, what were these people thinking?!

Obiesity! LAWL Line-spacing and legible text

  • Entrance drugs include manipulations of Typepad and Wordpress
  • Shameful XHTML and CSS validation
  • Comfort food include an inclination towards Web 2.0

Shameful signs of validation Web 2.0 inclinations at Dispiacere

Warning signs: A Mightier-Than-Thou attitude? Mocking reviews that are actually hilarious unless you’re the victim? A large amount of articles not jacked from Bored.com? A RSS feed? Run with your lives and alert local authorities.

Reviews at Babblative Articles at Avarae

Mutations: While perfect Obiesity is difficult to achieve, two sub-categories are prevalent in the target demographic - migration towards teen-bopperitis or minimalisteosis.

Treatments: Speedy removal of comfort food to reduce obiesity, purchase of treadmill and pixel ruler, check into rehab (preferably escorted) at the Snark Forums.

Elegance at Dubious.nu

Contagious level: Low, iz 2 l33t 4 dat

Continue to Part Three

Citations, see these symptoms in their natural habitats: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

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