Failbook+ is a comedic
blog website which primarily focuses on
screenshot
screenshot (also known as screen capture or screen grab) is a digital image that shows the contents of a computer display. A screenshot is created by the operating system or software running on the device powering the display.
Additionally, s ...
s of humorous genuine status updates uploaded onto
Facebook,
although the website has acknowledged expansion into other
Social Networking
A social network is a social structure made up of a set of social actors (such as individuals or organizations), sets of dyadic ties, and other social interactions between actors. The social network perspective provides a set of methods for an ...
websites, such as
Google+,
Twitter, and others, with messages being sent from users who often have their identities removed. The first "fail" was placed onto the website on December 3, 2009.
It is often regarded as a sister website to
Fail Blog, a website which focuses on people failing at tasks that they attempt. Failbook is a subdivision of
I Can Has Cheezburger?, which is owned by Pet Holdings Incorporated.
See also
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Fail Blog
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Lamebook
Lamebook is a blog that re-posts 'everything lame and funny' from the social networking site Facebook. Users send in screenshots of unusual or amusing Facebook posts, which are re-posted on the site every weekday.
History
Jonathan Standefer and ...
References
External links
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"LOLspats: Cheezburger Network Sues Failbook.com for 'Confusing and Defrauding Our Users'"from ''
Fast Company''
"Failbooking.com is now Failbook.com"from ''Dot Weekly''
"ICanHasLawsuit? Pet Holdings Sues Other Site For Framing Failbooking With Better Domain Name"from ''
Techdirt''
"LOLcats, Failbook owner talks at UW"from ''
The Badger Herald''
American comedy websites
Internet humor
Photoblogs
Internet properties established in 2009
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