Internet Fads Internet Fads "All your base are belong to us" (sometimes referred to as "All Your Base" or abbreviated AYBABTU or simply AYB) is a phrase that sparked an Internet phenomenon in 2001 and 2002. The text is taken from the opening found in the English version of the Japanese video game Zero Wing, the translation of which was terrible to the point of hilarity. The game was originally produced by Toaplan in 1989. Groups of game enthusiasts began digitally altering various images to include the phrase. Eventually, these images were collected together onto one site, Tribalwar, and a Flash animation produced from them, which was widely downloaded. The original QuickTime movie can be found here . The most popular version of the video, set to music by The Laziest Men on Mars, can be found here . ...more on Wikipedia about "All your base are belong to us"
A flash mob is a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, do something unusual or notable, and then disperse. They are usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communications networks. ...more on Wikipedia about "Flash mob"
Mobile clubbing is a form of flash mob where people gather and dance to music playing in their headphones from their own portable music player in a public space. This is arranged before but is generally unknown of by the public who look on bemused. This was created by two art students in the UK - Ben Cummins and Emma Davis - and events have happened world wide. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mobile clubbing"
Numa Numa is an Internet phenomenon based on the Moldovan Romanian pop song " Dragostea Din Tei" by O-Zone. Specifically, it refers to a Flash-based video of 19-year-old American Gary Brolsma (born July 7, 1986) lip-synching the song energetically on his webcam. ...more on Wikipedia about "Numa Numa"
Pillow Fight Club is a fad that has emerged from the social phenomena of Flash Mobbing and was originally initiated by the founders of Mobile Clubbing, and is heavily based on the film/novel Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk. They are now found around the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pillow Fight Club"
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