4 March in internet history
Things that can be dated to 4 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 day4 March
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Cat Man Do is uploaded to YouTube. Simon's Cat Wikipedia — Simon’s Cat
Also around this weekWithin three days
These did not happen on 4 March. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.
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DeGeneres posts the photograph during the ceremony. It is retweeted 700,000 times in half an hour. The Oscar selfie Wikipedia — Oscar selfie
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The webcomic xkcd publishes a strip declaring that its reader has won, and is free. The Game Wikipedia — The Game (mind game)
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It is shown on The Colbert Report. Trololo Wikipedia — Trololo
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The film Kony 2012 is released. Hashtag activism Wikipedia — Hashtag activism
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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. Kony 2012 Wikipedia — Kony 2012
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Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian, a founder of Reddit, announce that they have bought it back. Digg Wikipedia — Digg
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The zoo reports that he is holding the toy less and mixing with the adult monkeys. Punch the Monkey Wikipedia — Punch (monkey)
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A version posted to TikTok is viewed more than 2.9 million times. Dancing Pallbearers Wikipedia — Dancing Pallbearers