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"While glasses had been used to signify that a character was a 'hipster' since Hipster Kitty was created in 2009, the use of Ray-Ban Wayfarers did not begin until Hipster Ariel came around in February of 2011."
El Fua!
Virals of 2011: In June, a drunk vagabond on the streets of Nayarit, Mexico approached a news crew to tell them about the power of "el fua," a type of spiritual energy that is supposedly drawn from one's stomach.
eHarmony Video Bio
Virals of 2011: Back in June, a woman calling herself "Debbie" served the Internet with a highly lulzy online dating profile video, which turned out be a clever self-promo clip made by an aspiring entertainer & actress named Cara Hartmann.
LulzSec
Events of 2011: This group of merry "hacktivists" made waves this year after attacking a number of high profile targets including Sony, the CIA and the FBI. Most recently, LulzSec Portugal retaliated against reports of police brutality by taking down several government websites.
Rapture Bombing
Virals of 2011: American evangelist Harold Camping's prophecy of The Rapture in May turned out to be a dud (to everyone's surprise), but the rumors of apocalypse did spawn a clever photoshop meme.