FAIL Blog features disastrous mishaps and general stupidity in photos and video which have captions such as "fail", "epic fail", "X Fail", or "X; You're doin' it wrong" (X being the activity at which the subject has failed). There are also multiple sites under the FAIL Blog brand, including Failbook (which features FAILs on Facebook), Ugliest Tattoos, and There, I Fixed It.[2][3][4] The website has also triggered a meme that contains bad grammar (usually posted in the comments of Failblog videos), "Did he died".[citation needed]
In January 2008, FAIL Blog was launched. The site grew steadily in popularity; in May 2008, FAIL Blog was sold to Pet Holdings Inc. (now Cheezburger, Inc.), becoming part of the Cheezburger Network.[5] Ben Huh notes that FAIL Blog "really started to take off when the financial industry decided to — ahem — fail."[1] As an example, at a United States Senate hearing in September 2008, a demonstrator held up a sign reading "FAIL" behind Henry Paulson, the former Treasury secretary, and Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve.[1] By January 2010, FAIL Blog was receiving 1.1 million unique visitors per month.[6]
Reception and influenceedit
FAIL Blog won two Webby Awards in 2009, for People's Voice in Humor and Weird.[7][8] The site has been profiled in multiple publications: The Times named FAIL blog their #3 comedy website, the Los Angeles Times called FAIL Blog, a "fan favorite," Time magazine noted that FAIL Blog has "helped popularize fail as both a noun and an exclamation, not to mention an easier-to-spell synonym for schadenfreude", and The New York Times called it a "runaway hit."[1][9][10] The site is also commonly referenced in popular culture; The Huffington Post called Netflix a "walking failblog" in reference to their July 2011 pricing change and The Atlantic called a Chris Coghlan baseball blunder "a debacle worthy of FAIL Blog."[11][12]
In July 2009, FAIL Blog posted a screenshot of the Guinness record webpage for "Most Individuals Killed in a Terrorist Attack" which was accompanied with a "Break this record" link. Guinness threatened legal action, and the story was picked up by TechCrunch and CNET.[13][14]
fail, blog, stylized, fail, blog, comedic, blog, website, created, january, 2008, type, siteentertainmentavailable, inenglishheadquartersseattle, washingtonownerliterally, mediaurlfailblog, cheezburger, comlaunched3, january, 2008current, statusonlinefail, blo. Fail Blog stylized as FAIL Blog is a comedic blog website created in January 2008 1 Fail BlogType of siteEntertainmentAvailable inEnglishHeadquartersSeattle WashingtonOwnerLiterally MediaURLfailblog wbr cheezburger wbr comLaunched3 January 2008Current statusOnlineFAIL Blog features disastrous mishaps and general stupidity in photos and video which have captions such as fail epic fail X Fail or X You re doin it wrong X being the activity at which the subject has failed There are also multiple sites under the FAIL Blog brand including Failbook which features FAILs on Facebook Ugliest Tattoos and There I Fixed It 2 3 4 The website has also triggered a meme that contains bad grammar usually posted in the comments of Failblog videos Did he died citation needed Contents 1 History 2 Reception and influence 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIn January 2008 FAIL Blog was launched The site grew steadily in popularity in May 2008 FAIL Blog was sold to Pet Holdings Inc now Cheezburger Inc becoming part of the Cheezburger Network 5 Ben Huh notes that FAIL Blog really started to take off when the financial industry decided to ahem fail 1 As an example at a United States Senate hearing in September 2008 a demonstrator held up a sign reading FAIL behind Henry Paulson the former Treasury secretary and Ben Bernanke chairman of the Federal Reserve 1 By January 2010 FAIL Blog was receiving 1 1 million unique visitors per month 6 Reception and influence editFAIL Blog won two Webby Awards in 2009 for People s Voice in Humor and Weird 7 8 The site has been profiled in multiple publications The Times named FAIL blog their 3 comedy website the Los Angeles Times called FAIL Blog a fan favorite Time magazine noted that FAIL Blog has helped popularize fail as both a noun and an exclamation not to mention an easier to spell synonym for schadenfreude and The New York Times called it a runaway hit 1 9 10 The site is also commonly referenced in popular culture The Huffington Post called Netflix a walking failblog in reference to their July 2011 pricing change and The Atlantic called a Chris Coghlan baseball blunder a debacle worthy of FAIL Blog 11 12 In July 2009 FAIL Blog posted a screenshot of the Guinness record webpage for Most Individuals Killed in a Terrorist Attack which was accompanied with a Break this record link Guinness threatened legal action and the story was picked up by TechCrunch and CNET 13 14 See also editFailbook I Can Has Cheezburger List of Internet phenomenaReferences edit a b c d Zimmer Ben Aug 7 2009 How Fail Went From Verb to Interjection The New York Times Retrieved Sep 9 2009 Failbook Official Website There I Fixed It Ugliest Tattoos Official Website I Can Has Internet Millions The company behind lolcats and Failblog tries to turn memes into money Slate Mar 20 2009 Retrieved Sep 9 2009 Raftery Brian King of Cheez The Internet s Meme Maestro Turns Junk Into Gold Wired January 25 2010 Fail Blog wins 2009 Webby Award ChannelAPA com Jun 9 2009 Archived from the original on August 21 2009 Retrieved Sep 9 2009 Orlaff Brian Sarah Silverman Jimmy Fallon Win Big at the Webbys Archived 2011 03 29 at the Wayback Machine People May 5 2009 Fitzpatrick Laura Building a Media Empire Around I Can Has Cheezburger TIME August 24 2009 Mcedward Laura Entrepreneur s Kitty Site Now A Caboodle Los Angeles Times September 23 2008 Simpson Jake Beyond Chris Coghlan Top 5 Sports Celebration Fails The Atlantic July 28 2010 Gilbert Jason Netflix Despite The Price Hike And Nightmare PR Is Still The Best In Field Huffington Post July 29 2011 The 404 381 Where we gotta stay positive CNET News July 14 2009 Retrieved Sep 9 2009 Guinness World Records Reaches New Levels Of Fail TechCrunch July 13 2009 Retrieved Sep 9 2009 External links editOfficial website nbsp AchievementsPreceded byKevJumba Most Subscribed ChannelRanked 15th as of 2010 Succeeded byrealannoyingorangeFirst Most Viewed ChannelRanked 1st as of 2010 Succeeded byFred Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fail Blog amp oldid 1175778492, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
