It happened on television
Broadcast moments the internet kept after the broadcast ended.
Start with this one
Boaty McBoatface
You might remember it as RRS Sir David Attenborough naming
A British research council asked the internet to name a polar research vessel, and learned what happens when you do that.
The whole shelf
- Fyre Festival 2017The platform era
- The Tumblr adult content ban 2018The platform era
- The GameStop short squeeze 2021Short-form and streams
- The Reddit blackout 2023Short-form and streams
- The Spirit of Christmas 1995Early web, before YouTube
- Dean Scream 2004Early web, before YouTube
- Project Chanology 2008Early YouTube
- Democracy Manifest 2009Early YouTube
- I'mma let you finish 2009Early YouTube
- Too Many Cooks 2014The social era
- DashCon 2014The social era
- Left Shark 2015The platform era
- The Sonic movie redesign 2019The platform era
- Four Seasons Total Landscaping 2020Short-form and streams
- Blackout Tuesday 2020Short-form and streams
- Bad Day office video 1997Early web, before YouTube
- Gorbachev Pizza Hut commercial 1998Early web, before YouTube
- Hurra Torpedo 2005Early YouTube
- HeadOn, apply directly to the forehead 2006Early YouTube
- Never Say No to Panda 2010The social era
- Butt Fumble 2012The social era
- Ken Bone 2016The platform era
- The La La Land Oscars mix-up 2017The platform era
- Berries and Cream 2021Short-form and streams
