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Type of site | Entertainment |
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| Available in | English |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Created by | Leechio |
| URL | FailBlog.org |
Fail Blog (typeset as FAIL Blog) is a comedic blog website created in January 2008.[3]
History
In January 2008, FAIL Blog was launched, with a picture of a warning sign featuring a drawing of a baby stuck in a stroller as the site’s first upload.[2] The site grew steadily in popularity; in May 2008, FAIL Blog was sold to Pet Holdings Inc. (now Cheezburger Inc.), becoming part of the Cheezburger Network.[4] Huh notes that FAIL Blog "really started to take off when the financial industry decided to — ahem — fail."[3] As an example, at a Senate hearing in September 2008, a demonstrator held up a sign reading “FAIL” behind Henry Paulson., the former Treasury secretary, and Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve.[3] By January 2010, FAIL Blog was receiving 1.1 million unique visitors per month.[5] FAIL Blog's first book, Fail Nation: A Visual Romp Through the World of Epic Fails, was released on October 6, 2009.[6][7]
Site structure
FAIL Blog chronicles disastrous mishaps and general stupidity in photos and video.[3] Users can upload a picture of someone (or something) failing at an activity, and have the option of captioning it with the words "fail", "epic fail", "X Fail", or "X; You're doin' it wrong" (X being the activity at which the subject has failed). There are also multiple sites under the FAIL Blog brand, including Failbook (which features FAIL’s on Facebook), WIN!, Ugliest Tattoos, and There, I Fixed It and Memebase.[8][9][10][11][12]
Reception and influence
FAIL Blog won two Webby Awards in 2009, for People's Voice in Humor and Weird.[13][14] The site has been profiled in most world publications: The Times named FAIL blog their #3 comedy website, The Los Angeles Times called FAIL Blog, a "fan favorite," Time Magazine noted that FAIL Blog has "helped popularize fail as both a noun and an exclamation, not to mention an easier-to-spell synonym for schadenfreude," and the New York Times called it a “runaway hit.”[3][15][16][17] The site is also commonly referenced in popular culture; The Huffington Post called Netflix a “walking failblog” in reference to their July 2011 pricing change and The Atlantic called a Chris Coghlan baseball blunder "a debacle worthy of FAIL Blog."[18][19]
In July 2009, FAIL Blog posted a screenshot of the Guinness record webpage for "Most Individuals Killed in A Terrorist Attack" which was accompanied with a "Break this record" link. Guinness threatened legal action, and the story was picked up by TechCrunch and CNET.[20][21][22] FAIL Blog’s YouTube channel is the #15 most-subscribed channel of all-time, with more than 1.7 billion views.[23]
FAIL Blog also has had a big impact on common vocabulary. It is now a household term to say "Fail" when people do things that are considered "Fail". [citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "Failblog.org Site Info". Alexa.com. 2010-02-16. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
- ^ a b Classic Baby on Fail Blog
- ^ a b c d e Zimmer, Ben (Aug. 7, 2009). "How Fail Went From Verb to Interjection". The New York Times. Retrieved Sept. 9, 2009.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "I Can Has Internet Millions: The company behind lolcats and Failblog tries to turn memes into money". Slate. Mar. 20, 2009. Retrieved Sept. 9, 2009.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Raftery, Brian. King of Cheez: The Internet’s Meme Maestro Turns Junk Into Gold. Wired. January 25, 2010.
- ^ Pre-order Your Copy of FAIL Nation, Failblog.org, Jul. 21, 2009, Retrieved Sept. 9, 2009
- ^ Moncton is a safe place despite the crime that does happen. Times Transcript. July 25, 2011.
- ^ Failbook. Official Website.
- ^ There I Fixed It. Official Website.
- ^ WIN!.
- ^ Ugliest Tattoos. Official Website.
- ^ Memebase. Official Website.
- ^ "Fail Blog wins 2009 Webby Award". ChannelAPA.com. Jun. 9, 2009. Retrieved Sept. 9, 2009.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Orlaff, Brian. Sarah Silverman, Jimmy Fallon Win Big at the Webbys. People. May 5, 2009.
- ^ Whitwell, Tom. Microtrends: Failure. The Times. February 9, 2008.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Laura. Building a Media Empire Around I Can Has Cheezburger. TIME. August 24, 2009.
- ^ Mcedward, Laura. Entrepreneur’s Kitty Site Now A Caboodle. The Los Angeles Times. September 23, 2008.
- ^ Simspon, Jake. Beyond Chris Coghlan: Top 5 Sports Celebration Fails. The Atlantic. July 28, 2010.
- ^ Gilbert, Jason. Netflix, Despite The Price Hike And Nightmare PR, Is Still The Best In Field. Huffington Post. July 29, 2011.
- ^ OMG YOU FAIL SO HARD. Failblog.org. July 13, 2009, Retrieved Sept. 9, 2009
- ^ "The 404 381: Where we gotta stay positive". CNET News. July 14, 2009. Retrieved Sept. 9, 2009.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Guinness World Records Reaches New Levels Of Fail". TechCrunch. July 13, 2009. Retrieved Sept. 9, 2009.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ FAIL blog on YouTube.com.