22 Things That Dominated The Internet In 2013

From Miley to Vine, the Internet has seen some crazy (some hilarious, some worrying) trends in 2013 and this is a selection of some of the best.

1. Blurred Lines

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The video for Robin Thicke's video dropped on March 20th and received heavy criticism for its portrayal of women, which is probably the reason for its 110,000+ dislikes.

2. Game Of Thrones

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The third season of the epic fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones premiered on March 31, 2013 on HBO and has gained huge momentum in 2013.

3. Twerking

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Courtesy of Miley Cyrus (see number 15), Twerking became a trend pretty quickly in 2013 (to many parents' dismay).

4. The Harlem Shake

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The dance to Baauer's song became one of 2013's most ridiculous memes after it began in February.

5. Lorde

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Ella Maria Lani Yelich-O'Connor a.k.a. Lorde became an internet hit after her song 'Royals' hit the mainstream. And her opinionated lyrics have gotten her air time.

6. Dead Giveaway Guy

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in May Cleveland resident Charles Ramsey was interviewed after reportedly saving three women who had been in captivity for years. The video quickly became viral and Charles' hilarity crowned him a hero and a song version of the interview also trended.

(Watch the interview here)

7. Bound 3

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This one is sort of a double trend. First Kanye West's 'Bound 2' video featuring his wife Kim Kardashian really collapsed online with viewers finding it terrible. Enter Seth Rogan and James Franco who parody the video frame for frame and this time the internet explodes in laughter. Winning. Watch Bound 3 here.

8. Snapchat

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Though the mobile app has been around for longer than this year, Snapchat really took off in 2013 allowing thousands of people to share their selfies.

9. Screaming Goats

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On February 23rd of this year a video was uploaded of goats who's screams sounded surprisingly like human. Cue an internet explosion of music video's featuring goat screams (especially a certain Taylor Swift song).

10. Vine

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Vine (which was bought this year by Twitter) took over the news feed of tonnes of internet users in 2013 with its short 7 second videos which also lead to other 2013 trends (see Smack Cam).

11. Breaking Bad

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AMC's hit show finished this September and marked the end of a short era for fans. Vince Gilligan's show has become one of the highest rated television shows ever and in a way has changed the face of television. And no doubt but the internet loved it.

12. Macklemore

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Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' songs 'Thrift Shop' and 'Can't Hold Us' became huge hits in 2013 providing an instant jump to fame for the Seattle artists.

13. GIFs

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GIFs and especially reaction GIFs took off this year. What with tumblr and other social networks, GIFs became a funny way to share thoughts and feelings. Just one question remains; is it jifs or gi-fs.

14. Jennifer Lawrence

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The star of 'The Hunger Games' trilogy became a fan favourite on the internet with her chilled, relaxed and playful attitude, yet all the same she remains to be able to deliver strong opinions on serious issues in society such as the image that the media portrays of women.

15. Doge

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Undoubtedly the favourite for the silliest trend of 2013, Doge is simply a trend of pictures of a Shiba Inu dog (known as Shibe) with grammatically horrible captions. So trend. Much 2013. Such fame.

16. Prank Videos

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The video category of 2013 has got to be pranks. From PrankvsPrank to MagicofRahat, hundreds of poor civilians and friends were pranked for viewers amusement.

17. Smack Cam

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A combination of both the the Prank Video and Vine trends, short and sweet Smack Cam videos were a huge hit in 2013 and who doesn't love to laugh.

18. Cats

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Okay, internet cats are not a new thing, but 2013 has been a great year for them. Long live the internet cat.

19. Photobombing

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The photobomb is an art mastered in 2013. And who doesn't love being tagged in a crazy pose in the background of your friends favourite picture. Even whales are doing it.

20. The Fox

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What does he say? Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding according to Norwegian duo Ylvis in this years Gangnam Style: The Fox

21. Miley Cyrus

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She came in like a wrecking ball and boy did she wreck things. Love her or hate her Miley has got to be the most talked about celebrity on the internet this year.

22. BuzzFeed

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BuzzFeed grew even more this year with newer, fresher and cooler posts every day. And next year it'll be even better. Roll on 2014!