Frank Chimero: I think we're in the lemon stage of the internet

https://frankchimero.com/blog/2025/selling-lemons/

#HackerNews #FrankChimero #LemonStage #InternetTrends #OnlineCulture #DigitalEvolution

The Register: The air is hissing out of the overinflated AI balloon. “There tend to be three AI camps. 1) AI is the greatest thing since sliced bread and will transform the world. 2) AI is the spawn of the Devil and will destroy civilization as we know it. And 3) ‘Write an A-Level paper on the themes in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.’ I propose a fourth: AI is now as good as it’s going to get, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/26/the-register-the-air-is-hissing-out-of-the-overinflated-ai-balloon/

Ah yes, the ☁️ Cloudflare kerfuffle of August 2025: where traffic jams became a digital art form, and AWS useast1 was the hottest ticket in town. 🚦 Who knew that "being stuck in traffic" could apply to the internet too? 🌐🎉
https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-incident-on-august-21-2025/ #CloudflareTrafficJam #AWSuseast1 #DigitalArt #InternetTrends #August2025 #HackerNews #ngated

🚀🎉 Behold! The Genesis Protocol: the *revolutionary* solution for digital life that nobody asked for and even fewer understand. Because what the internet really needed was yet another protocol that promises to change everything and delivers absolutely nothing. 🙄🔍
https://genesis-protocol.org/ #GenesisProtocol #DigitalLife #TechHumor #InternetTrends #InnovationFail #HackerNews #ngated

🐱 "OnlyCatsOnlyCatsUpload" – because the internet clearly needed another platform dedicated to felines. 🙄 The visionary Sarah Pickrahn bravely steps where no one has gone before, except literally everyone. 🐾
https://onlycats.gg/ #OnlyCatsOnlyCatsUpload #SarahPickrahn #CatLovers #InternetTrends #FelineCommunity #HackerNews #ngated

Emojipedia: Emojitracker Is Back . “Today, as part of this year’s World Emoji Day celebrations, Emojipedia is pleased to announce the long-anticipated relaunch of the real-time emoji analysis site EmojiTracker.com. Now powered by Emojipedia’s global user base, the site supports all emojis approved since 2010 and also features a selection of new country-specific filters.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/16/emojipedia-emojitracker-is-back/

🚨 BREAKING: Internet discovers plain text emails! 🚨 Apparently, HTML emails are for peasants who enjoy formatting options and design. 🤣 Prepare to spend your weekend configuring your email client so you can join the elite and minimalist world of unreadable emails! 📧✨
https://useplaintext.email/ #plaintextemails #minimalistdesign #emailclient #hackernews #internettrends #emailhumor #HackerNews #ngated

WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok dominate Spanish daily online activity

#DigitalHabits #internettrends #onlineplatforms #socialmedia #SpanishUsers
https://blazetrends.com/whatsapp-instagram-youtube-and-tiktok-dominate-spanish-daily-online-activity/?fsp_sid=41224

🤔🧶 Why is the online world suddenly consumed with the peculiar art of chicken knitting? Because clearly, the internet was lacking in meticulously crafted, flightless fowl! 😂 Apparently, the only logical step after mastering sweaters is to dive beak-first into the clucking abyss of yarn-based poultry perfection. 🐔💥
https://ironicsans.ghost.io/why-is-everybody-knitting-chickens/ #chickenknitting #yarncrafting #internettrends #quirkyart #poultryperfection #humor #HackerNews #ngated

Boing Boing: Latest idiotic social media trend has kids setting their laptops on fire. “Pulling the fire alarm to get out of class has been replaced by setting actual fires. Students are setting their Chromebooks on fire while participating in a viral TikTok trend. Schools across Connecticut have had to evacuate due to the smoke and fire caused by students inserting conductive objects like […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/16/boing-boing-latest-idiotic-social-media-trend-has-kids-setting-their-laptops-on-fire/

NBC News: Virginia teenager shot and killed by homeowner while recording TikTok prank video. “Virginia teenagers said they were recording a ding-dong ditch prank for a TikTok video when a homeowner opened fire, killing an 18-year-old boy. The homeowner, Tyler Chase Butler, was arrested on charges of second-degree murder, malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/13/nbc-news-virginia-teenager-shot-and-killed-by-homeowner-while-recording-tiktok-prank-video/

Dotless Domains

https://lab.avl.la/dotless/

#HackerNews #Dotless #Domains #Technology #Innovation #WebDevelopment #DomainNames #InternetTrends

Digital Ghost Towns: When Big Companies Acquire, Shut Down, and Sit on Domains

https://www.snagged.com/post/digital-ghost-towns-when-big-companies-acquire-shut-down-and-sit-on-premium-domains

#HackerNews #DigitalGhostTowns #BigCompanies #Domains #Acquisition #TechNews #InternetTrends

ICYMI: Google sunsets country-specific domains after seven years of local results standardization https://ppc.land/google-sunsets-country-specific-domains-after-seven-years-of-local-results-standardization/ #Google #SearchEngine #SEO #DigitalMarketing #InternetTrends

ICYMI: Google sunsets country-specific domains after seven years of local results standardization: Google is redirecting all country-specific domains to google.com in a significant infrastructure shift affecting users worldwide. https://ppc.land/google-sunsets-country-specific-domains-after-seven-years-of-local-results-standardization/ #Google #SearchEngine #SEO #DigitalMarketing #InternetTrends

Mashable: The latest ChatGPT trend? People are using it to turn their pets into humans. “Since ChatGPT’s AI image generator launched to free users a couple of weeks ago, people online have been toying around with its possibilities. The latest trend involves people anthropomorphizing their pets. Yes, really.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/19/mashable-the-latest-chatgpt-trend-people-are-using-it-to-turn-their-pets-into-humans/

Google sunsets country-specific domains after seven years of local results standardization https://ppc.land/google-sunsets-country-specific-domains-after-seven-years-of-local-results-standardization/ #Google #SEO #DigitalMarketing #WebDevelopment #InternetTrends

Google sunsets country-specific domains after seven years of local results standardization: Google is redirecting all country-specific domains to google.com in a significant infrastructure shift affecting users worldwide. https://ppc.land/google-sunsets-country-specific-domains-after-seven-years-of-local-results-standardization/ #Google #SEO #DigitalMarketing #WebDevelopment #InternetTrends

BBC: Everyone’s jumping on the AI doll trend – but what are the concerns?. “It’s part of a new trend where people use generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT and Copilot to re-package themselves – literally – as pocket-sized dolls and action figures. It has taken off online, with brands and influencers dabbling in creating their mini-me. But some are urging people to steer […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/13/bbc-everyones-jumping-on-the-ai-doll-trend-but-what-are-the-concerns/

🎉 Behold, the pinnacle of human achievement: a browser extension that mindlessly clicks ads while you mindlessly scroll. 🤖 Finally, the internet is saved by a script that’s about as effective as smashing your keyboard with your forehead. 📈 Enjoy your newfound privacy as advertisers drown in a sea of fake clicks—truly revolutionary! 🙄
https://adnauseam.io/ #browserextension #adclicking #privacytech #internettrends #humortech #HackerNews #ngated