Protests of 2012: Taking the baton from the Occupy movement in 2011, the spirit of defiance continued to take hold this year as well, from the massive protests against a series of U.S. copyright legislations to numerous online petitions and boycott campaigns during the presidential elections in Russia, Mexico and elsewhere.

British animator Simon Tofield's beloved cartoon cat returns to YouTube with the latest episode "Icecapade," or in Torfield's own words, "a festive feline's frosty fishing frolic."

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

Google's annual year in review features the highlights from more than 1.2 trillion searches in 146 languages. For more information, check out the Zeitgeist homepage.