RickRoll'D

You're on a forum, or a comment section on a website or social media medium. Someone links something that people are heavily interested in or relevant to the topic at hand; however once the link is opened we are subjected to this video;

This is the music video for Rick Astleys 1987 song 'Never Gonna Give You Up'. The video had been become popular throughout the past couple of years generating multiple memes and parodies. There had also been many real life parodies of 'being Rickroll'd' throughout the years.

The first known recorded instance of a rickroll took place in May 2007 on 'lvl' 4chans video game forums where a link to the Astley video was claimed to be a mirror of the first trailer for the game Grand Theft Auto IV, which at the time was unavailable due to heavy traffic. This joke was confined to the 4chan website for sometime however it soon spread to multiple forums and became an internet phenomenon.

The video itself had generated annoyance and frustration throughout the internet as at times being 'Rickroll'd' was a more than common. The original video on Youtube that was used for rickroling was removed for terms of use violations in February 2010, but was reposted within a day.

Numa Numa

Originally titled 'Dragostea Din Tei' is a Romanian song performed by the group O-Zone. Soon after its release a video emerged that immediately went viral and is noted as one of the most popular comedic viral videos of all time. The video features a man named Gary Brolsma comically performing alongside the song. Brolsma has been a guest on many talk shows and radio channels a few months after the video went viral.

The video has been viewed over 18 million times and from there on was spread to many other websites and forums in turn doubling the views. At the time, the song was relatively unknown around the world however this video in actuality helped market the song. The video itself has spawned many parodies within television and the social media network. He has appeared on shows such  as South Park and NCIS

Brolsma was voted the number 1 internet icon by 40 Great Internet Superstars by VH1, beating the star wars kid at number 2.

I'm just waitin' for a mate!

Setting the internet ablaze, this video features a police officer finding a man in a car that has mounted itself onto the curb. When questioned about what he's doing there, the man responds that he's 'waiting for a mate'. Clearly intoxicated, the man is then questioned and then arrested by the police officers.

The situation has been found comical to many third party viewers hence making this video one of the most viral videos of early 2013.  

The video spawned in February 2013, when a video titled 'I'm just waitin for a mate' was uploaded to Youtube by John Potter, featuring footage from the Australian television show 'Highway Patrol'. The video has generated buzz across the social media network generating many memes and parodies. Facebook pages for the video were made entitled 'Waitin' for a mate' gaining up to 80,000 likes. Many remixes of the video have been, including a techno remix and also an electronic dance remix.

This viral video has created many jokes across the internet and is still generating buzz. The ongoing joke has arisen the question of why he was there in the first place, and whether or not his 'mate' actually exists.

Gangnam Style!

 Unarguably, the MOST viral video of all time. You could go to any part of the world, say the name of the song and someone will recognize it. The Gangnam Style took the Internet by a storm and has reach 1.5 billion views and still counting. What is crazy about this video is that, most people who watch it don't understand as the whole song is in Korean. The reason I believe it became viral was the weird intricacies to laugh about, the catchy music, the suit and the dance moves. All very simple yet very memorable, all making you want to go back and watch it one, maybe two more times. Through this song PSY has sold out concerts, toured internationally at festivals and has become the biggest household name ever. He has become a social icon and even nominated for person of the year. There will probably never be another viral video which will have more views than Gangnam Style.

Woman on subway asks Jay Z, Are you famous

Jay-Z is arguably one of the biggest names in Hip Hop, the second most richest man in hip hop, husband of Beyonce and much more. During a concert in Brooklyn, Jay Z decided to take the subway, going through the stations he went to when he was a child. He signed autographs, took pictures and when he got in the train everyone went crazy, almost everyone. He sat next to an elderly woman who did not know he was, asking him "Are you famous?", and then continuing to ask his name and eventually remembering who he was. This video became very viral for its "feel-good-ness", showing the humbleness of Jay Z, showing he is just another guy and has time for his fans even if they couldn't recognize him.

Sweet Brown

Who ever knew escaping from a fire can come with good outcomes! Sweet Brown ruled the YouTube channel with her interview with the news about her apartment fire in Oklahoma City. Her line which caused an international craze “"Well, I woke up to go get me a cold pop, then I thought somebody was barbecuing. I said 'Oh Lord Jesus, it's a fire'. Then I ran out, I didn't grab any shoes or nothing, Jesus. I ran for my life, and then the smoke got me; I got bronchitis. Ain't nobody got time for that?" got over 25 Million views from the original post. The video was posted up by ‘NewsBeFunny’ on the 10^th of April, 2012 whom has a specified page for funny news clips such as Sweet Brown.

3 Days later ‘Warren Wilding’ another YouTuber posted up an auto-tuned remix of the original with a mix of other clips which altogether combined a another international craze with hitting over 30 million views in just 11months. Sweet Brown found fame and riches when she sued Apple 15million for selling her remixed song for profit. She clearly had time for suing 15million.

NYAN Cat

The Nyan Cat the meme which still rules the Internet with over 95 million views (Still increasing by the day). This 3min clip was released in April 2011 introducing an animated cartoon cat with a pop-tart body, flying though space leaving a rainbow trail behind continuously.The title ‘Nyan cat’ come from the Japanese word for the sound a cat makes ‘nya’ which translates to English is their way of saying ‘meow’, having the original title of ‘Momo Momo’ which was then later changed to the Nyan cat. This viral video had reached 9th place in the business insiders top 10 viral video of 2011, also due to the popularity of this song a 10hour version had been posted up onto YouTube with over 23 million views! The soundtrack of this video had been taken from a user of YouTube named Daniwell who uploaded this sound with the title “Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya!” in 2010.