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Type of site | Prank site |
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| Available in | English |
| Created by | Denis Rionnet[1] |
| URL | netdisaster |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | none |
| Launched | February 8, 2005 |
| Current status | Online[note 1] |
Netdisaster was a prank website that could simulate "disasters", such as meteors, UFOs, and spilled coffee, onto a screenshot of any given website. From February 8, 2005, to April 19, 2009, users of the website generated 111,669,334 disasters.[1] The website won the Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finds of the Year 2005 award for Best Innovative Website.[2][3]
- ^ a b Rionnet, Denis. "Netdisaster - About this site". Netdisaster. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ^ "Finds of the Year 2005 Winners". Yahoo! Inc. 2006. Archived from the original on 10 January 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ^ Lowensohn, Josh (29 January 2008). "Netdisaster adds Led Zeppelin and acid urine to any Web site". CNET. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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