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Rickrolling, alternatively rick-rolling, is a prank and an Internet meme involving an unexpected appearance of the music video for the 1987 Rick Astley song "Never Gonna Give You Up". [1]

48 relations: Adult Contemporary (chart), AllMusic, Bait-and-switch, BBC News, Billboard Hot 100, Chain letter, Christopher Poole, CNET, Cover version, Evan Rachel Wood, Fox News, G4 (U.S. TV channel), Google, Google Trends, Gothamist, Grand Theft Auto IV, Houston Chronicle, Hyperlink, Imageboard, Internet meme, List of Internet phenomena, List of practical joke topics, Los Angeles Times, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, MSN, MTV Europe Music Award for Best Act, Never Gonna Give You Up, Orlando Sentinel, Photo manipulation, Practical joke, Remix, Reuters, Rick Astley, Royalty payment, SurveyUSA, The Globe and Mail, The Register, Time (magazine), Time 100, UK Singles Chart, University of Alberta, University of Maryland, College Park, Westworld (TV series), Whenever You Need Somebody, Wired (magazine), YouTube, 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards, 4chan.

Adult Contemporary (chart)

The Adult Contemporary chart is published weekly by Billboard magazine and lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary radio stations in the United States.

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AllMusic

AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide or AMG) is an online music guide.

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Bait-and-switch

Bait-and-switch is a form of fraud used in retail sales but also employed in other contexts.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs.

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Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine.

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Chain letter

A chain letter is a message that attempts to convince the recipient to make a number of copies of the letter and then pass them on to a certain number of recipients (either a predefined number or as many as possible).

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Christopher Poole

Christopher Poole (born c. 1988), Christopher Poole - "I'm 24 years old" YouTube site, May 10, 2012 is an American entrepreneur.

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CNET

CNET (stylized as c|net) is an American media website that publishes reviews, news, articles, blogs, podcasts and videos on technology and consumer electronics globally.

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Cover version

In popular music, a cover version, cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording by someone other than the original artist or composer of a previously recorded, commercially released song.

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Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood (born September 7, 1987) is an American actress, model, and musician.

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Fox News

Fox News (officially known as the Fox News Channel, commonly abbreviated to FNC) is an American basic cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox.

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G4 (U.S. TV channel)

G4 (also known as G4tv) is a defunct American digital cable and satellite television channel that was owned by G4 Media, a joint venture between the NBCUniversal Cable division of NBCUniversal and Dish Network.

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Google

Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware.

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Google Trends

Google Trends is a public web facility of Google Inc., based on Google Search, that shows how often a particular search-term is entered relative to the total search-volume across various regions of the world, and in various languages.

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Gothamist

Gothamist LLC was the operator, or in some cases franchisor, of 8 city-centric websites that focused on news, events, food, culture, and other local coverage.

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Grand Theft Auto IV

Grand Theft Auto IV is an action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games.

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Houston Chronicle

The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States.

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Hyperlink

In computing, a hyperlink, or simply a link, is a reference to data that the reader can directly follow either by clicking, tapping, or hovering.

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Imageboard

An imageboard or image board is a type of Internet forum which operates mostly via posting images.

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Internet meme

An Internet meme is an activity, concept, catchphrase, or piece of media that spreads, often as mimicry or for humorous purposes, from person to person via the Internet.

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List of Internet phenomena

This is a partial list of social and cultural phenomena specific to the Internet, also known as Internet memes, such as popular themes, catchphrases, images, viral videos, and jokes.

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List of practical joke topics

A practical joke (also known as a prank, gag, jape or shenanigan) is a mischievous trick or joke played on someone, typically causing the victim to experience embarrassment, perplexity, confusion, or discomfort.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper which has been published in Los Angeles, California since 1881.

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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, the world's largest parade, is presented by the U.S.-based department store chain Macy's.

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MSN

MSN (stylized as msn) is a web portal and related collection of Internet services and apps for Windows and mobile devices, provided by Microsoft and launched on August 24, 1995, the same release date as Windows 95.

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MTV Europe Music Award for Best Act

The following is a list of the MTV Europe Music Award winners and nominees for Best Act.

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Never Gonna Give You Up

"Never Gonna Give You Up" is a song by British singer and songwriter Rick Astley, released as a single on 27 July 1987.

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Orlando Sentinel

The Orlando Sentinel is the primary newspaper of Orlando, Florida and the Central Florida region.

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Photo manipulation

Photo manipulation involves transforming or altering a photograph using various methods and techniques to achieve desired results.

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Practical joke

A practical joke, or prank, is a mischievous trick played on someone, generally causing the victim to experience embarrassment, perplexity, confusion, or discomfort.

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Remix

A remix is a piece of media which has been altered from its original state by adding, removing, and/or changing pieces of the item.

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Reuters

Reuters is an international news agency headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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Rick Astley

Richard Paul Astley (born 6 February 1966) is an English singer, songwriter and radio personality.

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Royalty payment

A royalty is a payment made by one party, the licensee or franchisee to another that owns a particular asset, the licensor or franchisor for the right to ongoing use of that asset.

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SurveyUSA

SurveyUSA is a polling firm in the United States.

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The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada.

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The Register

The Register (nicknamed El Reg) is a British technology news and opinion website co-founded in 1994 by Mike Magee, John Lettice and Ross Alderson.

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Time (magazine)

Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City.

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Time 100

Time 100 (often written in all-caps as TIME 100) is an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world assembled by the American news magazine Time.

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UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart (currently entitled Official Singles Chart) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and streaming.

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University of Alberta

The University of Alberta (also known as U of A and UAlberta) is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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University of Maryland, College Park

The University of Maryland, College Park (commonly referred to as the University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, approximately from the northeast border of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1856, the university is the flagship institution of the University System of Maryland.

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Westworld (TV series)

Westworld is an American science fiction western television series created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy.

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Whenever You Need Somebody

Whenever You Need Somebody is the debut studio album by English singer Rick Astley.

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Wired (magazine)

Wired is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics.

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YouTube

YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California.

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2008 MTV Europe Music Awards

The 2008 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) were held at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England, on 6 November 2008.

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4chan

4chan is an English-language imageboard website.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickrolling

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