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.

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

As 2012 comes to a close, Know Your Meme's staff have looked back on the notable advice animals of the past year and narrowed down 10 exceptional examples, which were selected based on site analytics and Quickmeme statistics.

2012 was a big year for the single topic blog, with a myriad of weird and hilarious content for our enjoyment. The ten best blogs of the year, though, were dominated by politicians, mobile apps and puppies; check inside for details.

People of 2012: Once known as a teenage internet tycoon in Germany, the founder of now defunct file-sharing service Megaupload became the poster child of the copyright debate following his arrest in New Zealand at the beginning of this year.