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FAIL Blog
Fail Blog (stylized as FAIL Blog) is a comedic blog website created in January 2008. FAIL Blog features disastrous mishaps and general stupidity in photos and video which have captions such as "Fail (Internet meme), fail", "epic fail", "X Fail", or "X; You're doin' it wrong" (X being the activity at which the subject has failed). There are also multiple sites under the FAIL Blog brand, including Failbook (which features FAILs on Facebook), Ugliest Tattoos, and There, I Fixed It. History In January 2008, FAIL Blog was launched. The site grew steadily in popularity; in May 2008, FAIL Blog was sold to Pet Holdings, Inc. (now Cheezburger, Inc.), becoming part of the Cheezburger Network. Ben Huh notes that FAIL Blog "really started to take off when the financial industry decided to — ahem — fail." As an example, at a United States Senate hearing in September 2008, a demonstrator held up a sign reading "FAIL" behind Henry Paulson, the former Treasury secretary, and Ben Bernanke, cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a English as a lingua franca, global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles (tribe), Angles, one of the Germanic peoples that Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, migrated to Britain after its End of Roman rule in Britain, Roman occupiers left. English is the list of languages by total number of speakers, most spoken language in the world, primarily due to the global influences of the former British Empire (succeeded by the Commonwealth of Nations) and the United States. English is the list of languages by number of native speakers, third-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish language, Spanish; it is also the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second-language speakers than native speakers. English is either the official language or one of the official languages in list of countries and territories where English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netflix
Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple languages. Launched in 2007, nearly a decade after Netflix, Inc. began its pioneering DVD-by-mail movie rental service, Netflix is the most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service, with 301.6 million paid memberships in more than 190 countries as of 2025. By 2022, "Netflix Original" productions accounted for half of its library in the United States and the namesake company had ventured into other categories, such as video game publishing of mobile games through its flagship service. As of 2025, Netflix is the 18th most-visited website in the world, with 21.18% of its traffic coming from the United States, followed by the United Kingdom at 6.01%, Canada at 4.94%, and Brazil at 4.24%. History Launch as a mail-based renta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Comedy Websites
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Figglehorn
Frederick "Fred" Figglehorn is a fictional character who appears in the YouTube web series ''Fred'' (stylized as "FЯED") created by American Internet personality Lucas Cruikshank from 2006 to 2015 and revived from 2020 to 2021. The characters' initial popularity yielded other spin-off series and a relationship with Nickelodeon, including three feature films and a television series. History Lucas Cruikshank introduced the Fred character in a video on JKL Productions, a channel he started on YouTube with his cousins, Jon and Katie Smet on June 11, 2006. Cruikshank uploaded several videos testing out different characters. The first ''Fred'' video was uploaded on October 30, 2006, and a few more videos were uploaded throughout 2007. On April 30, 2008, these videos were moved to the ''Fred'' (often stylized as FЯED) channel, and on May 1 the first official video of the series, titled "Fred on May Day" was released. By April 2009, it became the first YouTube channel to have over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annoying Orange
''Annoying Orange'' is an American comedy web series created by Dane Boedigheimer (known online as DaneBoe). Set in a world of anthropomorphic food, the series follows its titular protagonist, Orange, who always annoys others by telling crude jokes and puns and making annoying noises until their certain demises. The ''Annoying Orange'' YouTube channel has 13 million subscribers as of 2025. The original web series has also expanded to multiple separate series, such as ''The Adventures of Liam The Leprechaun'', '' The Misfortune of Being Ned'', ''The Marshmallow Show'', the television series '' The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange,'' and a gaming channel, ''Annoying Orange Gaming'', where they upload Let's Play videos. The channel uploads biweekly episodes including a variety of mini-series, each dedicated to covering different themes of typical YouTube genre tropes such as ''Ask Orange'', ''HOW2'', ''The Juice'', ''Foodsplosion'', ''Shocktober'', and more. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KevJumba
Kevin Wu (born June 12, 1990) is an American monk and retired American YouTuber who was best known under his former username KevJumba. He is currently a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). The ''San Francisco Chronicle'''s Jeff Yang has noted that Wu is not a comedian in the conventional sense but that by "just talking eis, well, pretty hilarious" due to his deadpan vocal delivery, animated facial expressions and tendency toward unexpected digressions. Wu previously appeared on The CW Television Network's short-lived '' Online Nation'' and co-starred with Jessica Lee Rose and Philip DeFranco in ''Hooking Up'' from HBOLabs (the online arm of HBO) in 2008. In 2010, Wu and his father, Michael, competed as a team on the 17th season of '' The Amazing Race'', placing seventh out of eleven teams. In 2014, Wu starred in crime drama film '' Revenge of the Green Dragons'' (executive produced by Martin Scorsese). In 2013, Wu ceased production of Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Internet Phenomena
Internet phenomena are social and cultural phenomena specific to the Internet, such as Internet memes, which include popular catchphrases, images, viral videos, and jokes. When such fads and sensations occur online, they tend to grow rapidly and become more widespread because the instant communication facilitates word of mouth transmission. This list focuses on the internet phenomena which are accessible regardless of local internet regulations. Advertising and products * Amazon Coat – an unnamed coat sold on the Online shopping, online store Amazon.com by the Chinese clothing brand Orolay, previously known for its Furniture, home furnishings. It became a viral phenomenon from the period between December 2018 and the COVID-19 pandemic. * Beanie Babies – Cited as being the world's first Internet sensation in 1995. * Cerveza Cristal – A Chilean beer company that produced a series of advertisements during a Star Wars original trilogy, ''Star Wars'' original trilogy broa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Can Has Cheezburger?
I Can Has Cheezburger? (abbreviated as ICHC) is a blog-format website which features videos and image macros. It was created in 2007 by Eric Nakagawa and Kari Unebasami. It is one of the most popular Internet sites of its kind, receiving up to 1.5 million daily hits at its peak in May 2007. ICHC was instrumental in bringing animal-based image macros and lolspeak into mainstream usage, and in making Internet memes profitable. ICHC was created on January 11, 2007 when Nakagawa posted an image from comedy website Something Awful of a cat, known as Happycat, with the caption "I can has cheezburger?" Nakagawa continued to post similar images and eventually converted the site to a monetized blog. A group of investors acquired the blog in September 2007 for US$2 million. It became the flagship site of the Cheezburger Network, led by Ben Huh, which also includes FAIL Blog and Know Your Meme. The network was acquired by Literally Media in 2016. Content In the early days of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Failbook
Failbook+ is a comedic blog website which primarily focuses on screenshots of humorous genuine status updates uploaded onto Facebook, although the website has acknowledged expansion into other social networking websites such as Google+, Twitter and others, with messages being sent from users who often have their identities removed. The first "fail" was placed onto the website on December 3, 2009. It is often regarded as a sister website to Fail Blog, a website which focuses on people failing at tasks that they attempt. Failbook is a subdivision of I Can Has Cheezburger?, which is owned by Pet Holdings Incorporated. See also *Fail Blog * Lamebook References External links *"LOLspats: Cheezburger Network Sues Failbook.com for 'Confusing and Defrauding Our Users'"from ''Fast Company''"Failbooking.com is now Failbook.com"from ''Dot Weekly''"ICanHasLawsuit? Pet Holdings Sues Other Site For Framing Failbooking With Better Domain Name" from ''Techdirt''"LOLcats, Failbook owner talks a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TechCrunch
TechCrunch is an American global online newspaper focusing on topics regarding high tech, high-tech and Startup company, startup companies. It was founded in June 2005 by Archimedes Ventures, led by partners Michael Arrington and Keith Teare. In 2010, AOL acquired the company for approximately $25 million. Following the 2015 Verizon Communications#Acquisition of AOL and Yahoo, acquisition of AOL and Yahoo! by Verizon, the site was owned by Verizon Media from 2015 through 2021. In 2021, Verizon sold its media assets, including AOL, Yahoo!, and TechCrunch, to the private equity firm Apollo Global Management. Apollo integrated them into a new entity called Yahoo! Inc. (2017–present), Yahoo! Inc. In addition to its news reporting, TechCrunch is also known for its annual Disrupt conference, a technology event hosted in several cities across the United States, Europe, and China. History TechCrunch was founded in June 2005 by Archimedes Ventures, led by partners Michael Arrington a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
