#Internet Culture

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Video thumbnail — ICarly Theme Song
TV 2007–2012

iCarly

The Nickelodeon sitcom about a teenage girl running a web show from her apartment, perfectly capturing the moment when online video became the new fame. Carly, Sam, and Freddie's shenanigans and random web-show bits defined what a generation thought being internet-famous looked like—before YouTube influencers made it real.

Video thumbnail — Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Video) (4K Remaster)
Trends 2007–present

Rickrolling

The internet's favorite bait-and-switch: click a promising link, get Rick Astley's 1987 "Never Gonna Give You Up" instead. Born on 4chan in 2007 and peaking in 2008, it's the prank that never really gave up.