Don Black

A very important figurehead in the WN movement, many would consider Don Black the one responsible for the way WN operates with new media in modern times. His website, stormfront.org, has served as an example for other sites and is considered the first hate major internet hate site where members can post articles, engage in discussions, and share news of upcoming WN events.
Created after Black was released from prison in 1995, the site was created using Black's skills in computer programming which he gained while serving a prison sentence for attempting to overthrow a Caribbean govt. Black, a white power activist from an early age, Black saw the potential of the internet to get his message out to a much larger audience than traditional forums, bypassing the problems associated with having rallies or newsletters. This site also took advantage of the privacy and anonimity of the internet to allow those who may feel publicly embarrassed or afraid, a safe place to explore/communicate white nationalism, without scrutiny. Additionaly, the message board format of the site has created a feeling of community amongst members, allowing members excluysive access to other members information and encouraging communication between members with  private discussion boards effectively creating a WN cyber-community. This is has distinguished Stormfront from other sites which typically are more of a brochure format, in which there is a one way flow of information. Along with the innovations in site format, Black has also started banning the use of slurs, symbols, and some other hate related material on the site in an effort to legitimize claims of simply being white pride instead of racist.
Overall the tactics used by Black on his site have proven effective, with stormfront currently boasting 130,000+ members. His innovations have revolutionized WN recruitment and in my opinion the face of WN. The format in which the site runs allows for exponential exposure to White Nationalism and the rhetoric involved attempts to hide the racist roots in which WN comes from, distancing itself from what we typically associate (and automatically negatively connotate) as racist, and deceiving the less informed in some instances. His work has led to the increase in the scope and effectiveness of WN sites as a whole and served as a succesful example of how WN can operate within media to expand its membership and spread WN ideology on a global scale.

SOURCES: Southern Poverty Law Center.org, Stormfront.org, and Wikipedia.org