Justin Bieber scrubbed from the internet by new Shaved Bieber browser tool
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[QUOTE]"Bieber's vast and vociferous online fan base have made it all but impossible to surf the web without stumbling across references to the teenage pop star.
But now a web designer has declared war on "unwanted Bieber mentions" by developing a tool that blacks out his name wherever it appears on the internet.
The Shaved Bieber application, which users can add to their browser by saving it as a bookmark, covers up all instances of the words "Justin Bieber" and "Bieber", as well as any photos that include Bieber in their file names.
The tool is likely to prove particularly popular on Twitter, where the incessant tweeting of his teenage fans ensures that Bieber's name is rarely absent from lists of trending topics, which reflect the most talked-about subjects on the site.
Shaved Bieber, which can also be downloaded as Firefox add-on, is the work of web designer Greg Leuch, a member of the Free Art and Technology online creative collective.
He has previously devised a plug-in that converts text from upper case to lower case, in reaction to the caps lock-heavy blog posts of rapper Kanye West.
Bieber shot to fame two years ago after his mother posted videos of his performances at amateur singing competitions onto YouTube. He earned a cult following and was quickly signed up by major US label Island Records.
His most recent album My World 2.0 went to No 1 in the US charts and No 3 in Britain.
Bieber's dominance of Twitter's trending topics took another blow earlier this month when the micro-blogging website changed the algorithm is uses to calculate the hottest topics being discussed by users.
It now gives priority to words and phrases that enjoy a spike of popularity, at the expense of terms – like Bieber – that are tweeted in large volumes more regularly."
[url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/twitter/7759457/Justin-Bieber-scrubbed-from-the-internet-by-new-Shaved-Bieber-browser-tool.html[/url]
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The reaction :
[url]http://www.popeater.com/2010/05/28/shaved-bieber-justin-bieber-fan/[/url]
I lol'd at 15 years old girls sending death threats
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That's awesome. I'm downloading the Firefox addon now!
lol at the reactions
also late
Dammit I use Chrome
r8 l8 m8
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I wouldn't mind if Hitler had killed the Beiber fans instead of the jews, since that can be justified...
[QUOTE=Vinze;22292941][IMG]http://fffff.at/files/2010/05/bieb-fan-dislike1-500x239.jpg[/IMG]
I wouldn't mind if Hitler had killed the Beiber fans instead of the jews, since that can be justified...[/QUOTE]
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Crap I use chrome too.
[QUOTE=angrykid8;22293082]Crap I use chrome too.[/QUOTE]
They have it for Chrome. Using it right now.
I can't believe no one thought of something like this sooner.
I have had it for a week or so. I like it.
It doesn't say anywhere what it removes?
It's not on addons.mozilla.org Then again, I don't normally see his name on the internet, only when I go on Facepunch.
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Got it from his site. Awesome.
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Love how it blocks his images too.
[QUOTE=_Marshall1_;22293530]It doesn't say anywhere what is removes?[/QUOTE]
It censors his name.
If someone could just fuck his face up beyond recognition, he's be alright.
I am loving this, too bad there is an ad for him that isn't blocked.
[img]http://cubeupload.com/files/23b000z.png[/img]
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I love my shaved browser tool!
"Mum put that shaved bieber thing on all our computers!" she tweeted. "I'm like crying, I hate u sooo much mum."
I dunno, going to this extent seems counterproductive, if someone has the power to make you go and download -or make- a plugin go black out his/her name, then your giving them attention, as proven by this article.
Although then again, this is probably overthinking it, he wrote it for fun, and people download it for the same reason.
[quote]"I just wanted to give you the heads up that you will have MANY people that are enraged with you. I'm talking 5,000,000. Me included," Alex wrote. "I realize that you're just stating an opinion, but what you're doing is going back to World War II all over again. Hitler wanting to erase Jews from society -- you want to erase Justin Bieber..."[/quote]:Dawkins102:
Yes, compare all those millions of dead, innocent Jewish, Slavic, and Roma people to the case of Justin Beiber being blocked by a firefox app.
She may as well have gone and dug up the mass graves, pissed on all the bodies, and flipped them over face down before burying them again.
I enjoy shaved bieber :) Kid's a faggot
This is the only place I ever hear about him.
[QUOTE=Tanner;22294490]This is the only place I ever hear about him.[/QUOTE]
Yeah seriously man. I learned about Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Twilight, the Jonas from Facepunch.
I've just installed it for Chrome.
It appears to be really slowing it down.
Haha oh wow, thanks for sharing OP :buddy:
Yeah this really slows down Chrome.
Uninstalling.
DUDE THIS ADDON IS SO FUCKING BEAUTIFUL!
/caps
Thanks for sharing.
[QUOTE=Boobenmyre;22293260]They have it for Chrome. Using it right now.[/QUOTE]
Chrome FTW :)
Why would you use this? Then you can't hear about all the dumb shit he's done.
"Hey guys suck on my justin beiber"
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