2 March in internet history
Things that can be dated to 2 March: 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 day2 March
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The Oscar selfie DeGeneres posts the photograph during the ceremony. It is retweeted 700,000 times in half an hour. Wikipedia — Oscar selfie
Also around this weekWithin three days
These did not happen on 2 March. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.
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The Dress Roman Originals, having sold out of the dress within half an hour, announces it will make a single white-and-gold one to auction for Comic Relief. Wikipedia — The dress
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The Game The webcomic xkcd publishes a strip declaring that its reader has won, and is free. Wikipedia — The Game (mind game)
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Trololo It is shown on The Colbert Report. Wikipedia — Trololo
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Simon's Cat Cat Man Do is uploaded to YouTube. Wikipedia — Simon’s Cat
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Hashtag activism The film Kony 2012 is released. Wikipedia — Hashtag activism
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Kony 2012 Invisible Children releases the film online. Its stated aim is to make the warlord Joseph Kony known well enough to be arrested by the end of the year. Wikipedia — Kony 2012
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Digg Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian, a founder of Reddit, announce that they have bought it back. Wikipedia — Digg
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Punch the Monkey The zoo reports that he is holding the toy less and mixing with the adult monkeys. Wikipedia — Punch (monkey)