Compiled by JOHN COLLINS
WATCH: The 10 best memes of 2011
Left scratching your head by the viral phenomena name-checked by Danny O’Brien? Popular technology blog Mashable rides to the rescue with a video and article which provides a guide to the internet “memes” of 2011 from teen “singer” Rebecca Black to the Occupy movement.
As well as a run through of the top viral phenomena on the Net this year, there are also slideshows of some of the best examples of each one.
http://is.gd/cqlXvu
READ: The types you meet in online comments
From the minimalist to the poisoned, this blog post parodies the various personality types that comment on end-of-year polls. Written by Linda Holmes, who writes and edits NPR’s entertainment and pop-culture blog, Monkey See, it’s a hilarious run-through of personality types we’ve all seen displayed in online forums, from the mother or other close relative who is clearly trying to promote the career of their loved one to the anti-hipster who seems a little obsessed.
http://is.gd/PZ6VUF
DOWNLOAD: Apple's 12 days of Christmas
Who says you don’t get something for nothing? Something of a Christmas tradition by now, Apple will once again run its 12 Days of Christmas promotion this year with a free item from the iTunes story on offer every day from December 26th to January 6th. Each day a song, music video, app, game or book selected by Apple will be made free to download for 24 hours. You can visit iTunes each day to see what’s on offer or install this app on your i-device of choice and grab the gifts on the go.
http://is.gd/FWo3I2
WATCH: The Social Network 2 (Official Trailer)
What would happen if Facebook ceased to exist in the morning? Where would we show off our cute dog pictures? How would we be able to see what our ex-boyfriends and girlfriends were up to? Where would we post our wall updates?
Shot in the style of a horror movie trailer, this 2½-minute clip has already had half a million views on YouTube and makes you wonder what we all did before social networking.
http://youtu.be/95N3EV4jAoE
