Imgur, Reddit, FARK, StackExchange and Twitch have teamed up to create Derp: the Digital Ecologies Research Partnership. Derp, a word which the Oxford Dictionary defines as a substitute for speech regarded as meaningless or stupid, or to comment on a foolish or stupid action, will now be a place for meaningful and intelligent work online. The research […]

The sites are having a bit of fun with naming the new initiative, which theyre calling the Digital Ecologies Research Partnership, though theyd probably you rather call it by its abbreviation: DERP. Research supported by DERP must be released publicly Twitch, Fark, and Stack Exchange are also part of the partnership thats launching DERP. Naturally, DERP […]