In December 1990 there was a single web site on the Internet, and by the end of 1991 that figured had jumped to ten.
Today there are millions of sites and billions of pages, and the web is a universe unto itself. It's impossible for any
one person to keep track of even one percent of the interesting stuff happening on the web, but still we try until our
favorites folders are overflowing, our social bookmark sites crash, and our inboxes choke on forwarded links.
Occasionally, though, all of that collective interest organizes itself into something more orderly and, for a moment,
it seems like everyone on the web is thinking about the same thing. Below are ten moments from the past year that the
people who make the web found coolest, most interesting, funniest, and most throught-provoking.
10. Numa
Numa Dance
What do you get when you combine a Romanian chart-topper, an American teenager, and a
webcam? The Numa Numa Dance. New Jersey 19-year-old Gary
Brolsma found Internet fame when he not only lip-synched, but did a slick choreographed routine—albeit without
leaving his chair—to "Dragostea Din Tei,"
a dance track by Romanian pop trio O-Zone.
Though Brolsma ultimately shunned his fame, his performance is among
the most-linked, forwarded, and immitated videos of
the the year, even earning him a profile
in the New York Times.
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