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25 January in internet history

Things that can be dated to 25 January: the day something was posted, a record that changed hands, an event research has pinned to a date. Every entry links to where it was read.

What is dated to this day25 January

  1. Eternal September David Fischer writes that September 1993 will go down in net history as the September that never ended. Wikipedia — Eternal September

Also around this weekWithin three days

These did not happen on 25 January. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.

  1. Orkut The network is launched. Wikipedia — Orkut

  2. Dancing Pallbearers The oldest clip later reused in the meme is uploaded to YouTube. Wikipedia — Dancing Pallbearers

  3. r/wallstreetbets Its users begin the squeeze on GameStop’s shares, which rise more than 600 per cent in four days. Wikipedia — r/wallstreetbets

  4. Wellerman Nathan Evans’s cover, already spreading on TikTok, is released as a single on Polydor, with a remix by 220 Kid and Billen Ted the same day. The remix reaches number one in the United Kingdom. Wikipedia — Wellerman

  5. TikTok refugees The legal ban ends, having run for four days. Wikipedia — Restrictions on TikTok in the United States

  6. Dean Scream Four days later, television networks have aired the clip 633 times. Within a week the figure is 937. Wikipedia — Dean scream

  7. Bad Luck Brian Davies posts the photograph to Reddit. It spreads through 4chan, Facebook and Twitter. Wikipedia — Bad Luck Brian

  8. Stonks During the GameStop squeeze Musk tweets “Gamestonk!!”, and the shares rise 157 per cent in after-hours trading. Wikipedia — Meme Man

  9. The GameStop short squeeze The shares close up 92.7 per cent in a day. Elon Musk’s tweet “Gamestonk!!” follows. Wikipedia — GameStop short squeeze

  10. r/wallstreetbets Its Discord server is banned, and the forum itself is closed to outsiders for about an hour. Wikipedia — r/wallstreetbets

  11. GeoCities Yahoo! announces it will buy GeoCities for 3.57 billion US dollars in stock. Wikipedia — GeoCities

  12. Social media and the Arab Spring Egypt, having blocked Facebook and Twitter, is reported to have cut off the internet altogether. Wikipedia — Social media and the Arab Spring

  13. Bernie Sanders' mittens Sales of Sanders’s own sweatshirt of the picture are reported to have raised at least 1.8 million dollars for charity. Wikipedia — Bernie Sanders mittens meme

  14. The GameStop short squeeze The shares reach 483 dollars, having opened the month at 17.25. The trading app Robinhood stops its customers buying them. Wikipedia — GameStop short squeeze

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