Internet phenomena are social and cultural phenomena specific to the Internet, such as Internet memes , which include popular catchphrases , images, viral videos , and jokes. When such fads and sensations occur online, they tend to grow rapidly and become more widespread because the instant communication facilitates word of mouth transmission. This list focuses on the internet phenomena that is accessible regardless of local internet regulations.
Challenges generally feature Internet users recording themselves performing certain actions, and then distributing the resulting video through social media sites, often inspiring or daring other users to repeat the challenge. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read View source View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version.
In other projects. Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item. For people who have achieved fame through the Internet, see Internet celebrity. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. An Opte Project visualization of routing paths through a portion of the Internet. Information infrastructure. Index Outline. Animation and comics. Main article: List of Internet challenges. See also: Virus hoax and Chain-letter.
Main article: List of viral music videos. See also: Category:Political Internet memes. The examples and perspective in this section deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. You may improve this section , discuss the issue on the talk page , or create a new section, as appropriate. July Learn how and when to remove this message. Main article: List of viral videos. Archived from the original on 2 March Retrieved 20 March Penguin Books.
