'For Snowden, a Life of Ambition, Despite the Drifting'.'NSA leaker Ed Snowden’s life on Ars Technica'.'Edward Snowden-Ars Technica: NSA leaker's Internet commenting past uncovered.'.But conversations hosted here have also influenced stock prices, rallied support for philanthropic causes, organized massive synchronized dance routines, prevented terrorism and driven people to their deathbeds. On one level, it serves as a fun, informative place for people to read product reviews, download software and compare everything from the size of their poop to quiz show answers. This single site has more influence on Japanese popular opinion than the prime minister, the emperor and the traditional media combined. '2-Channel Gives Japan's Famously Quiet People a Mighty Voice'. International Journal of Market Research. 'Measuring the Degree of Corporate Social Media Use'. 'How We Talk Online: A History of Online Forums'. It may contain several categories, consisting of sub-forums, threads and individual posts. It is sometimes also called a 'board' or 'forum'. A bulletin board is an online discussion site. ^ 'vBulletin Community Forum - FAQ: What is a bulletin board?'.