insightfulnews In the early 2010s, the internet created a new kind of celebrity. People did not always become famous because they were actors, singers or professional entertainers. Sometimes all it took was one photograph and a joke. Laina Morris became one of the most recognizable faces of that era after a simple Justin Bieber parody turned … Read more
The internet has created thousands of memes. Most disappear within a few months. A few become part of online culture forever. Bad Luck Brian is one of those rare memes The image shows a teenage boy with braces, a red face, an awkward smile and an old-fashioned sweater vest. The picture became famous because people … Read more
Long before TikTok stars and Instagram creators became famous overnight, internet memes had already created their own kind of celebrity. One of the most recognizable faces from that early era was a young man in a fur-lined coat and backwards cap standing in a doorway. The internet called him Scumbag Steve. The face belonged to … Read more
If you spent any time on the internet in 2010, there is a good chance you remember Antoine Dodson. His intense television interview about an intruder who entered his family’s home became one of the most recognizable viral moments of the early social media era His warning to the public to “hide yo kids” and … Read more
Few internet videos have captured pure emotion as perfectly as the Double Rainbow video. In January 2010, a bearded man named Paul Vasquez pointed his camera toward the sky near Yosemite National Park and recorded something that would eventually become one of the most recognizable viral videos of the early YouTube era Vasquez was not … Read more
In the early days of YouTube, a simple home-recorded music video could suddenly turn an unknown creator into an international internet celebrity. Few people represent that era better than Tay Zonday In 2007, Zonday uploaded a strange and unforgettable song called “Chocolate Rain.” The video showed him sitting in front of a simple background while … Read more
Before TikTok turned short videos into a global language and before social media creators became full-time celebrities, the internet had a much simpler way of making people laugh. A funny clip could appear almost anywhere and suddenly become a meme. One of the most recognizable examples is Keyboard Cat The orange tabby wearing a blue … Read more
Marzia Kjellberg was once one of the most recognizable women on YouTube. Long before Instagram became the main place for lifestyle creators to build an audience, Marzia was known to millions of viewers as CutiePieMarzia Her channel mixed beauty, fashion, DIY projects, travel, gaming, books and personal vlogs. At her peak, she had built an … Read more
Before TikTok creators became household names and before YouTube turned into a major entertainment industry, there was Fred Figglehorn With his extremely high-pitched voice, wild reactions and nonstop energy, Fred became one of the most recognizable characters of early YouTube. The character was played by Lucas Cruikshank, a teenager from Nebraska who turned a simple … Read more
Christine Weston Chandler, better known online as Chris Chan, is one of the most unusual and controversial figures in internet history She became famous for creating Sonichu, a webcomic built around a character that combines elements of Sonic the Hedgehog and Pokémon’s Pikachu. What started as a personal creative project eventually became the center of … Read more