We're Not Afraid
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We're not Afraid! is a website
which was created just hours after the 7 July 2005 London bombings
as a place for Internet
users from around the world
to state that they were not being intimidated by the actions of the terrorists
.
It grew rapidly and had over one thousand images as of August 2005, with more being added as they were emailed to the administrators. Alfie Dennen
founded the site initially as a small photoblog
and did not expect it to become so large. The site suffered problems due to over-use caused by media coverage http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1525741,00.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/11/london.website/ in several British newspaper
s and on CNN
A statement dated 19 July 2007 posted on the site states that although the URL remains valid "unfortunately we simply do not have anyone who has the time to keep everything running and dynamic. We are pleased however that the site will remain online as a permanent reminder of the terrorist attacks here in London in 2005."
At one point, there was a parody site, We're shitting ourselves!, but it has since expired.
Website
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
which was created just hours after the 7 July 2005 London bombings
7 July 2005 London bombings
The 7 July 2005 London bombings were a series of co-ordinated suicide attacks in the United Kingdom, targeting civilians using London's public transport system during the morning rush hour....
as a place for Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
users from around the world
World
World is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth....
to state that they were not being intimidated by the actions of the terrorists
Terrorism
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
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It grew rapidly and had over one thousand images as of August 2005, with more being added as they were emailed to the administrators. Alfie Dennen
Alfie Dennen
Alfie Dennen is a British creative technologist, Artist, and founder of several prominent websites based around mobile blogging.- Projects :Dennen co-founded the mobile blogging platform Moblog, formerly MoblogUK, in November 2003...
founded the site initially as a small photoblog
Photoblog
A photoblog is a form of photo sharing and publishing in the format of a blog. It differs from a blog through the predominant use of and focus on photographs rather than text...
and did not expect it to become so large. The site suffered problems due to over-use caused by media coverage http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1525741,00.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/11/london.website/ in several British newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
s and on CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
A statement dated 19 July 2007 posted on the site states that although the URL remains valid "unfortunately we simply do not have anyone who has the time to keep everything running and dynamic. We are pleased however that the site will remain online as a permanent reminder of the terrorist attacks here in London in 2005."
At one point, there was a parody site, We're shitting ourselves!, but it has since expired.