27 December in internet history
Things that can be dated to 27 December: 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 27 December. 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 27 December. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.
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The GIF CompuServe and Unisys, which holds a patent on the compression the format uses, announce that it must be licensed. The backlash starts work on a replacement, PNG. Wikipedia — GIF
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Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit passed a billion views, twenty-eight years after it was made. NPR
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Conformity Gate The season’s second batch of episodes is released, and fans begin claiming that scenes have been cut. Wikipedia — Conformity Gate
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Ecce Homo of Borja Giménez dies, aged 94. Wikipedia — Ecce Homo (García Martínez and Giménez)
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SuperWhoLock The earliest piece of it that one researcher has found. The word is older. Wikipedia — SuperWhoLock