The internet in 2006

2006 was the year of Sneezing Baby Panda, Where the Hell is Matt?, Evolution of Dance and Here It Goes Again. Part of early YouTube.

Sneezing Baby Panda ▶

The one from 2006

Sneezing Baby Panda

You might remember it as Sneezing Panda

Sixteen seconds of an animal being startled, and one of the small handful of clips that taught the early internet what it wanted.

• Where the Hell is Matt? Video · 2006
• Evolution of Dance Video · 2006
• Here It Goes Again Video · 2006
• The story Nico Nico Douga 2006
• The story Copypasta Post · 2006
• Source gone Diet Coke and Mentos Video · 2006
• View original Edgar's Fall Video · 2006

1. 11 January

   The Million Dollar Homepage The last thousand pixels sell at auction for 38,100 dollars, making 1,037,100 in all. Wikipedia — The Million Dollar Homepage

2. 6 April

   Evolution of Dance He uploads a recording of it to YouTube. Wikipedia — Judson Laipply

3. 27 April

   The Bus Uncle At about eleven at night, two passengers quarrel on the upper deck of a bus. A third films it, and posts it to a Hong Kong forum, YouTube and Google Video. Wikipedia — The Bus Uncle

4. May

   Evolution of Dance It becomes the most-viewed video on the site, a position it holds on and off until October 2009. Wikipedia — Judson Laipply

5. May

   The Bus Uncle It is the most-viewed video on YouTube for the month, with 1.7 million views in its first three weeks. Wikipedia — The Bus Uncle

6. 23 May

   The Bus Uncle The younger man identifies himself on a radio talk show. Wikipedia — The Bus Uncle

7. 3 June

   Animator vs. Animation Becker posts the animation to Newgrounds. It is second on the site’s daily chart the next day. Wikipedia — Animator vs. Animation

8. 12 June

   Evolution of Dance Laipply’s channel becomes the most subscribed on YouTube, taking over from Smosh. It holds the place for twenty-one days. Wikipedia — Judson Laipply

9. 31 July

   Here It Goes Again The video is posted to YouTube, about a year after it was filmed, at the suggestion of the band’s webmaster. Wikipedia — Here It Goes Again

10. 26 September

    Potter Puppet Pals The first version with real puppets is uploaded to YouTube. Wikipedia — Potter Puppet Pals

11. 2 October

    CPDRC Dancing Inmates An earlier routine by 967 inmates is uploaded. It is watched 400 times in eight months. Wikipedia — CPDRC Dancing Inmates

12. 17 October

    It's Over 9000! A remix video of the line by Weston Durant is posted to YouTube. Wikipedia — It’s Over 9000!

13. 30 October

    Will It Blend? The first videos are released. Wikipedia — Will It Blend?

14. 27 November

    Numa Numa The marketing firm The Viral Factory estimates the video has been watched more than 700 million times. Wikipedia — Numa Numa (video)

15. 12 December

    Nico Nico Douga The site is launched, using YouTube as the source of its videos. YouTube blocks it, and it returns two weeks later with its own servers. Wikipedia — Niconico

1. 7 January

   The Million Dollar Homepage An attack takes the site offline for about a week, with a demand for 5,000 dollars to stop. Wikipedia — The Million Dollar Homepage

2. February

   Lazy Sunday NBC Universal asks YouTube to take down the copies viewers had uploaded, which had been watched more than five million times. Wikipedia — Lazy Sunday (The Lonely Island song)

3. 1 June

   All Your Base Are Belong To Us YouTube’s maintenance page reads “All Your Video Are Belong to Us”. The company has to deny it has been hacked. Wikipedia — All your base are belong to us

4. 7 June

   The Bus Uncle Three masked men attack the older man at the restaurant where he works, leaving him with serious injuries to his face and eyes. Wikipedia — The Bus Uncle

5. 14 June

   Lolcat The domain lolcats.com is registered. The word itself is in use on 4chan by this month. Wikipedia — Lolcat

6. September

   Numa Numa Brolsma releases New Numa on YouTube, with a contest offering 45,000 US dollars in prizes. Wikipedia — Numa Numa (video)

7. 4 September

   Here It Goes Again The song is released as a single. Wikipedia — Here It Goes Again

8. 25 October

   Leeroy Jenkins Blizzard issues a Leeroy Jenkins card in the World of Warcraft trading card game. An in-game achievement named after him follows in 2008. Wikipedia — Leeroy Jenkins

9. 4 November

   Animator vs. Animation A sequel, paid for by AtomFilms, is released. Wikipedia — Animator vs. Animation

10. December

    Hot or Not YouTube’s founders tell Time magazine that a video Hot or Not was their first idea. Wikipedia — Hot or Not

• lonelygirl15
• The Bus Uncle View original
• Will It Blend?
• Dove Evolution The story
• Fred Figglehorn
• Lip dub View original
• YouTube Poop The story

• Animator vs. Animation
• HeadOn, apply directly to the forehead The story
• Line Rider The story
• Loituma Girl The story

• Unboxing The story
• Elf Yourself The story
• It's Over 9000! Read

On this page: 22 named things from 2006, 13 videos, 1 sound or saying and 2 trends among them.