FAILBlog takes a look back at the top five people, events and viral videos that defined FAIL this year, as voted by the readers!

As 2012 comes to a close, Know Your Meme's staff have looked back on the notable advice animals of the past year and narrowed down 10 exceptional examples, which were selected based on site analytics and Quickmeme statistics.

2012 was a big year for the single topic blog, with a myriad of weird and hilarious content for our enjoyment. The ten best blogs of the year, though, were dominated by politicians, mobile apps and puppies; check inside for details.

People of 2012: Once known as a teenage internet tycoon in Germany, the founder of now defunct file-sharing service Megaupload became the poster child of the copyright debate following his arrest in New Zealand at the beginning of this year.

Meme Factories of 2012: Since its unveiling in October 2010, this photo-sharing smartphone app has grown into a social media powerhouse with more than 100 million users and financial backing from none other than Facebook.