There were the occasional things like Star Wars Kid that would leak from containment into the mainstream, but nothing quite the scale of Gangnam Style.
Yeah I remember the 1B record. I wouldn’t say it was the first viral internet trend, but it was the MOST viral at its time - everything viral up until then was dwarfed!
It’s certainly one of the first examples of viral internet trends.
I can’t really think of one bigger than it before it. First YouTube video to hit 1B views as well.
There were the occasional things like Star Wars Kid that would leak from containment into the mainstream, but nothing quite the scale of Gangnam Style.
Yeah I remember the 1B record. I wouldn’t say it was the first viral internet trend, but it was the MOST viral at its time - everything viral up until then was dwarfed!