In Popular Culture
- During the May 2011 Greek protests, one of the most popular slogans was "Error 404: Democracy not found".
- In Tunisia political censorship led to 404 becoming so ubiquitous that Tunisian bloggers invented a character called Ammar they held responsible for its deployment.
- Renny Gleeson with Weiden and Kennedy spoke at TED in 2012. Through a PIE initiative, Portland thinkers have been exploring ways to improve the emotional response 404 page experience. Companies like Groupon, that specialize in digital consumerism, have begun to utilize their ideas in order to enhance the consumer experience when they have reached a 'dead-end' while searching through products.
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