12 March in internet history
Things that can be dated to 12 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.
Nothing this archive holds can be dated to 12 March. That is a statement about what has been researched so far, not about the day.
Also around this weekWithin three days
These did not happen on 12 March. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.
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Music Is My Hot Hot Sex became the first YouTube video to reach one hundred million views. Wikipedia — List of most-viewed YouTube videos
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A tweet from Michael J. Nelson and a post on the Tosh.0 blog send it round. Rebecca Black Friday Wikipedia — Friday (Rebecca Black song)
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She appears on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Overly Attached Girlfriend Wikipedia — Overly Attached Girlfriend
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A second worldwide protest draws a similar number. Project Chanology Wikipedia — Project Chanology
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The director, Jason Russell, is taken to hospital after a temporary psychotic breakdown. Kony 2012 Wikipedia — Kony 2012