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Jason California
01-21-2011, 09:04 PM
http://cdn.clients.syzygy.net/content/syzygy/mcbess_syzygy_full.jpg

http://www.syzygy.co.uk/pagefiles/161/Mcbess_syzygy_blog.jpg

can you figure them all out?




This picture is, like the Russian national interest, a riddle wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. The picture contains 20 ‘things’ that happened on the Internet in 2010. These ‘things’ include industry events, memes and great web projects. We invite you to leave your ontological, semantic and grammatical objections to one side, and guess what these ‘things’ might be. (hi-resolution version (http://cdn.clients.syzygy.net/content/syzygy/mcbess_syzygy_full.jpg))
It’s not a competition, but if you want to e-mail us (%2020things@syzygy.net) with your answers, then feel free and we’ll mail you back with the answers in a bit. It's probably worth pointing out that quite a few of the clues refer to specific events, so Angry Birds for example isn't really the right answer for the Angry Bird at the front of the picture. But don't get too hung up on this, we’ll be dropping the odd clue on Twitter (http://twitter.com/syzygyuk) and remember. This. Is. Not. A. Competition.
We’re giving away free limited edition prints!


As if that isn’t enough, we’re giving away two of the 100 limited edition A1 prints of this picture each day for the next couple of weeks. All you have to do is follow us on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/syzygyuk) and tweet a link to the picture using the hashtag #20things. We’ll randomly pick a couple of lucky people each day and send them a poster. We’re also on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Syzygy-UK/162872257059465) if that’s more your bag, though the real action will be on Twitter.
Mad Props


Finally, many thanks to McBess (http://www.mcbess.com/) for illustrating this. Besides being a super-talented illustrator, he makes great music, film, animation and books which you should all check out.http://www.syzygy.co.uk/20things/

Chacalo
01-21-2011, 09:14 PM
I recognize sad Keanu and the Vocaloid chick.

Jason California
01-21-2011, 09:18 PM
Call of Duty

Gingerbread release of Android

Jason California
01-21-2011, 09:19 PM
Double Rainbow

The guy at the bar was at a Tiger Woods game and is now Barts avatar

Ashwin Pande
01-21-2011, 09:23 PM
That tiger woods cigar chomper dude is there.
Twitter (in the form of an obese twitter bird) getting media attention.
Toll represents the death of net neutrality and the Google/Verizon deal.
The lost iPhone that Gizmodo found is there.
And the Gap logo fiasco is also there.

Can't tell the rest.

Briomega
01-21-2011, 09:24 PM
Minecraft.
Angry Birds.
Keanu Meme.
Double Rainbow.
Android.
The lost iPhone 4 in the bar.
Call of Duty Black Ops.

Ashwin Pande
01-21-2011, 09:24 PM
Is that guy in the black suit who looks like he's taking a leak something to do with Beatles Rock Band?

Ashwin Pande
01-21-2011, 09:26 PM
Oh yeahh... that's the Angry Birds bird not the Twitter bird.

jamestolliver
01-21-2011, 09:27 PM
I the iPhone at the bar was a leak. The guy in the Cat outfit was a popular fake gif. to put up on Chatroulette.

Jason California
01-21-2011, 09:30 PM
The combined power of this board should be able to figure this out. When you get own to it, we should be able to create the pop culture internet version of Captain Planet.

Dreaded Anomaly
01-21-2011, 09:32 PM
I think the crown icon is for Foursquare.

andrew french
01-21-2011, 09:33 PM
The running hoody guy is from that sweet arcade fire suburbs video?

Jason Baur
01-21-2011, 11:01 PM
The naked dude in the car is from a Google streetview shot that went viral.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8152990/Naked-man-spotted-in-car-boot-on-Google-Street-View.html