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Internet Event of the Year - 2013

Lord JezoLord Jezo Registered User regular
edited December 2013 in Games and Technology
It's about time to wrap things up for 2013, only another two-ish, so lets get to talking about what happened this year on the internet and decide on what we will remember most.

Snowden comes to mind and his big NSA document leak. For internet happenings that one is pretty epic.

What else?

2012:

http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/171061/internet-event-of-the-year-2012

2011:

http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/21627209

2010:

http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/133936/internet-event-of-the-year-2010/p1

2009..

http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/108821/internet-event-of-the-year-2009/p1

2008:

http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/78655/internet-event-of-the-year-2008/p1

2007:

http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=44279

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    DyvionDyvion Back in Sunny Florida!!Registered User regular
    edited December 2013
    Wil Wheaton's Tabletop Youtube show got my family playing board games again. Tabletop day was a huge success for game stores. It may even help keep some open (rampant speculation).

    e: Hrm, first episode in 2012. Well there's always Tabletop Day... does that count as an internet thing?

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    PLAPLA The process.Registered User regular
    That picture of a cat.

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    Lord JezoLord Jezo Registered User regular
    Well I guess it's a cat then?

    This sure was a lame year..

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    Local H JayLocal H Jay Registered User regular
    the youtube DMCA claim debacle seems to be a pretty big deal right now. the thread here on the forums was going strong for a while too.

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    Mr RayMr Ray Sarcasm sphereRegistered User regular
    Local H Jay wrote: »
    the youtube DMCA claim debacle seems to be a pretty big deal right now. the thread here on the forums was going strong for a while too.

    Also the forced Google+ integration, the MCN thing, allowing people to post entire books or screenplays as comments, allowing people to post links to porn/viruses as comments, and generally just being terrible.

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    Lord JezoLord Jezo Registered User regular
    I think 2013 should go to the Harlem Shake.

    That feels like years ago but apparently is was just in February.

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    BYToadyBYToady Registered User regular
    Mr Ray wrote: »
    Local H Jay wrote: »
    the youtube DMCA claim debacle seems to be a pretty big deal right now. the thread here on the forums was going strong for a while too.

    Also the forced Google+ integration, the MCN thing, allowing people to post entire books or screenplays as comments, allowing people to post links to porn/viruses as comments, and generally just being terrible.

    Or the fact that it asks me if I want to use my real name every other day! No google, for the 20th time, BYToady is fine.

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    jeffinvajeffinva Koogler coming this summerRegistered User regular
    Hmmm, political events aside, the Google+ integration with YouTube was a pretty big story. Within our realm of interests (I assume) Microsoft's meltdown in the face of criticism of their DRM plans was pretty major and has probably granted Sony a resounding success in their little launch window war. From an entertainment perspective, the VGX show was so surreal and bad I think it begs a mention.

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    Mr RayMr Ray Sarcasm sphereRegistered User regular
    jeffinva wrote: »
    Hmmm, political events aside, the Google+ integration with YouTube was a pretty big story. Within our realm of interests (I assume) Microsoft's meltdown in the face of criticism of their DRM plans was pretty major and has probably granted Sony a resounding success in their little launch window war. From an entertainment perspective, the VGX show was so surreal and bad I think it begs a mention.

    Yeah, its probably a toss-up between the Xbox One backlash, and the Google+ backlash.

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    Local H JayLocal H Jay Registered User regular
    well the whole "NSA leaks" thing was pretty huge. I would say more people are aware of that anyways.

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    Mr_GrinchMr_Grinch Registered User regular
    The UK blocking porn by default? Along with taking action against torrent sites (several big name ones were blocked this year).

    Personally my internet event of The year was the drawing thread in the holiday forum over Christmas here. I was in stitches.

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    SpaffySpaffy Fuck the Zero Registered User regular
    Mr Ray wrote: »
    jeffinva wrote: »
    Hmmm, political events aside, the Google+ integration with YouTube was a pretty big story. Within our realm of interests (I assume) Microsoft's meltdown in the face of criticism of their DRM plans was pretty major and has probably granted Sony a resounding success in their little launch window war. From an entertainment perspective, the VGX show was so surreal and bad I think it begs a mention.

    Yeah, its probably a toss-up between the Xbox One backlash, and the Google+ backlash.

    I actually wasn't aware of any Google+ backlash...

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    Lord JezoLord Jezo Registered User regular
    Spaffy wrote: »
    I actually wasn't aware of any Google+ backlash...

    Youtube started forcing people to use G+ if they wanted to comment, that is what started the riot.

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    Mr RayMr Ray Sarcasm sphereRegistered User regular
    edited December 2013
    Just remembered the Simcity fiasco was this year too, so that's also a contender. Ironically I was actually having a lot of fun with it for the two hours it took me to realize that it was just a lot of pretty window dressing surrounding a fundamentally broken game.

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    TommattTommatt Registered User regular
    I guess ACA has been here awhile, but the whole rollout thing was pretty huge.

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    Lord JezoLord Jezo Registered User regular
    Tommatt wrote: »
    I guess ACA has been here awhile, but the whole rollout thing was pretty huge.

    Oh yeah, that one was up there, that gets the award for worst launch of the year that got the most press.

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    DhalphirDhalphir don't you open that trapdoor you're a fool if you dareRegistered User regular
    I think the Simcity fiasco and the Xbox One drama can be rolled into one event, and that being the fact that this year a whole lot more attention was drawn to whether we even want an always-online future.

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    LanrutconLanrutcon The LabyrinthRegistered User regular
    Lord Jezo wrote: »
    Spaffy wrote: »
    I actually wasn't aware of any Google+ backlash...

    Youtube started forcing people to use G+ if they wanted to comment, that is what started the riot.

    And the 'one sign in' bullshit where you can't use Gtalk without it signing you into Gmail, Youtube, etc.

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    ArtereisArtereis Registered User regular
    Dogecoins.

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    syndalissyndalis Getting Classy On the WallRegistered User, Loves Apple Products regular
    edited December 2013
    Obvious answers:

    Serious Contenders: The ACA Rollout, Snowden/NSA, Government Shutdown
    Funny Contenders: Doge pics, Harlem Shake
    Music: Blurred Lines, Thrift Shop
    Vidjagames: Xbox DRM Debacle, SimCity Debacle, Battlefield 4 Debacle.

    ... I think the Doge wins.

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    BubbyBubby Registered User regular
    The reddit internet detectives during the boston bombings, leading to an innocent guy being in fear for his life among tons more catastrophic stupidity.

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    ZekZek Registered User regular
    edited December 2013
    Lord Jezo wrote: »
    Spaffy wrote: »
    I actually wasn't aware of any Google+ backlash...

    Youtube started forcing people to use G+ if they wanted to comment, that is what started the riot.

    You mean the "I'm gonna keep watching Youtube videos while bitching in the comments a lot" riot of 2013?

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    TommattTommatt Registered User regular
    Bubby wrote: »
    The reddit internet detectives during the boston bombings, leading to an innocent guy being in fear for his life among tons more catastrophic stupidity.

    I wonder if this should go under "year of the internet vigilante" I know it's nothing new but it seems we had a lot of it. The boston bombings, Spike Lee tweeting George Martins (incorrect) address, want to say there was another address of a high profile defendant tweeted. Just last night supposedly a swat team was at phantomlords house after someone on twitch called in a hostage situation. I'm sure I'm missing some, just seems like there was a lot of internet vigilantes this year that messed with innocent peoples lives.

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