What is widely considered to be the first viral video or meme? ANSWER Dancing Baby (CORRECT) This 1996 animation of a 3D dancing baby is widely credited as being the first big internet meme. The “Dancing Baby”, also called “Baby Cha-Cha” or “the Oogachacka Baby”, is a 3D-rendered animation of a baby performing a cha-cha type dance to the intro […]
What is the first video on YouTube to reach over 1 billion views? ANSWER Gangnam Style (CORRECT) In December 2012, “Gangnam Style” became the first video ever to hit 1 billion views on YouTube – just over 150 days after its debut in July 2012. To date, Gangham Syle has 5,187,137,380 views on YouTube and who knows how many wedding […]
What is the most viewed video on YouTube? ANSWER Baby Shark (CORRECT) I know you were probably hoping it was not Baby Shark – but it is! This little “ear worm” has generated over 14 billion views worldwide. And, if you have children, you have probably had to sing the song with them – many, many, […]
When did the number of websites on the Internet finally exceed 1 million? ANSWER 1997 (CORRECT) In 1997, the number of websites with their own designated URL finally went over 1 Million 1996 (WRONG) The number of websites was rapidly growing in 1996 – increasing 996% over 1995 – but still only represented 23,500 websites 2000 (WRONG) […]
Which website is considered to be the first social media platform? ANSWER Friendster (CORRECT): Founded in 2002, when Friendster.com went live in early 2003 it was adopted by 3 million users within the first few months. Friendster was considered the top online social network service until around April 2004 when it was overtaken by MySpace. Friendster pretty much died […]
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