# Heroic Internet Sites College Humor's Internet Justice League Illustrates Popular Sites as Heroes By Alyson Wyers | Published 2013-11-22 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/internet-justice-league References: [designtaxi](http://designtaxi.com/news/362305/The-Internet-Justice-League-Popular-Websites-Imagined-As-Superheroes/) & [collegehumor](http://www.collegehumor.com/article/6670326/the-internet-justice-league) This incredible article from College Humor imagines an internet justice league, where popular websites are depicted as superheroes. The article also defines their powers, personalities and nemeses in addition to depicting each site as a cartoon character complete with capes and other hero garb. The piece includes [Google](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/be-internet-awesome-world), [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tumblr-campaign), [Reddit](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wplace), the Huffington Post, Amazon and Google Plus. It is very telling of Google's internet presence that there are two separate Google superheroes. According to the nemesis outlined by this internet justice league piece, Google's nemisis is Yahoo, where as Goole Plus's nemesis is Facebook. However, where there is a small speech bubble of protestation coming from Facebook claiming he is not the enemy of Google Plus. The heroic illustrations were done by Tanner Caldwell. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.7/10 - Popularity: 8% | Activity: 6% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Internet](https://www.trendhunter.com/internet) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Internet Justice League:** Imagining popular websites as superheroes presents an opportunity for innovative branding and marketing campaigns in the tech industry. - **Website Personification:** Personifying websites as cartoon characters adds a creative element to web design and presents opportunities for artistic collaborations. - **Nemesis Marketing:** Creating rivalries between websites and promoting them through fun campaigns presents opportunities for innovative advertising strategies. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Tech Industry:** The tech industry can use the concept of an Internet Justice League to enhance branding and marketing campaigns for websites. - **Web Design Industry:** The web design industry can tap into the concept of website personification to create unique and creative designs for websites. - **Advertising Industry:** The advertising industry can use the concept of nemesis marketing to create exciting campaigns that promote rivalries between websites. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Comic-Themed RPG Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jam-city.md) - [Comic-Themed Tech Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/super-heroes-vs-villains.md) - [Internet Safety Metaverses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/be-internet-awesome-world.md) - [Classic Superhero-Inspired Donuts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/krispy-kreme-hungry-for-heroes.md) - [Personalized Comic Book Creation](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dreamcanvas.md) - [Creative Online Social Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bf-island.md) - [Comic-Inspired Soda Cans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-heroes.md) - [Comprehensive Character Databases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rivals-heroes.md) - [Novelty Polling Websites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/funnypoll.md)