Monikers like “Web 2.0? or “New Media” serve only as general placeholders in the evolving world of the internet. Technologies and popular sites come and go, but one trend that is here to stay are internet memes. An internet meme is simply the propagation of a digital file or hyperlink from one person to another via the internet that often consists of a saying, joke, rumor, image, website, video clip, animation or off beat news story.
In April of 2008, Dipity created an Internet Memes timeline. Since then, the timeline has received over 3.4 Million hits. The timeline features internet sensations like Epic Beard man, David After Dentist, Leeroy Jenkins, and NinaCat, just to name a few.
One of the most popular and prominent Internet Meme’s has been RickRolling. RickRolling began as an internet prank where one person is provided a link to something allegedly awesome. However, when they click the link they are directed to Rick Astley’s video: “Never Gonna Give You Up”… something decidedly not awesome.
I am sure almost anyone who uses popular social media tools like Facebook or Twitter, email, YouTube or chat has at one time been “RickRoll’d.” However, if you have been in a cave since 2007, you should definitely watch this video about how awesome it is to be RickRoll’d. (after the break)
You’ve now been officially RickRoll’d, along with everyone on my Adium chat client buddy list.
Anyways, today’s obsession with RickRolling comes from an email shared with us by Allen Leng, who came up with the concept and built this awesome infographic along with his team in Washington State. See the graphic at the bottom of this blog post
The infographic was featured on the Online Schools Blog so I decided to break it down and put each event in the history of the RickRolling fad in context. What we see now is a brief outline of the evolution and growth of this amazing Internet Meme.
After creating each event I added a custom-made background from the graphic. Custom backgrounds are a great way to create attractive timelines and are available to our Partner clients.
But I digress, here is the history of RickRolling. Enjoy!
Via: Online Schools
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