Recently, Reddit user u/EzucraAaAa asked this question: "Redditors, what's something the internet was crazy about but is now forgotten?"
Of course, people had LOTS of replies to the question, and the thread quickly went viral with over 18k responses. Here are some of the top-voted and best comments:
1. "Downloading custom cursors for your computer. I gave my family computer so many viruses back in the '00s trying to click things with a lightsaber."
2. "Search engines before Google existed, like AltaVista, Lycos, Web Crawler..."
3. "AOL Chat rooms."
4. "FarmVille"
5. "Website view counters, during the early days of the web, when most websites weren't plastered with advertising."
6. "Flash games"
7. "Poking on Facebook."
8. "StumbleUpon.com"
9. "Spinning 'under construction' GIFs on your website."
10. "Forums. There used to be so many incredibly active and dedicated forums."
11. "Neopets."
12. "Club Penguin. Younger than my generation, but all the early '10s teens/preteens were obsessed."
13. "Napster."
14. "One has to be Cheezburger; it was big in the early days of memes."
15. "The Hamster Dance Song"
16. "The dancing baby GIF. One of the earliest memes I ever saw."
17. "Strong Bad from Homestar Runner."
And lastly...
18. "Myspace"
You can read the full thread of responses on Reddit.
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.