# Viral Falling Blogs The 'Facedowns' Blog is the Chipmunk Photobomb 2.0 By Robyn Currie | Published 2010-03-17 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/facedowns-blog References: [neatorama](http://www.neatorama.com/2010/03/16/facedown-photos/) & [facedowns.wordpress](http://facedowns.wordpress.com/) Move over chipmunk photobomb, because there is a new [viral meme](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pictomeme) in town and it is going to show you what it is all about. This time the 'Facedowns' blog is taking over, and it is to the delight of myself and almost everyone. Basically, you take a picture of someone laying facedown in a public place. The more outrageous the place you take the picture, the better (like the DMZ in South Korea or on Air Force One), which explains the success of the 'Facedowns' blog. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.8/10 - Popularity: 38% | Activity: 8% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Internet](https://www.trendhunter.com/internet) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Viral 'facedowns':** The trend of taking pictures of people laying facedown in public places has gone viral and presents opportunities for companies to create marketing campaigns that go viral. - **Outrageous Photos:** The success of the 'Facedowns' blog is due to the trend of taking pictures in outrageous public places, offering disruptive innovation opportunities for technology companies that can create new ways to take and share photos of people in interesting locations. - **Creative Publicity Stunts:** The popularity of viral falling blogs like 'Facedowns' presents opportunity for businesses to create innovative and attention-grabbing publicity stunts. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Marketing and Advertising:** The popularity of viral falling blogs like 'Facedowns' presents new avenues for creativity in marketing and advertising campaigns. - **Social Media:** The trend of viral falling blogs provides opportunities for social media platforms to create new features and functionalities to facilitate the sharing and viewing of these types of photos. - **Photography:** The trend of viral falling blogs coupled with the popularity of photography presents opportunities for companies to create new camera technology that captures different perspectives and angles for these types of photos. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sweet Viral Doughnuts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brainrot-doughnuts.md) - [AI Meme Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/memedeck.md) - [In-App Face Swaps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swapmyface.md) - [Lighthearted Meme Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meme-app.md) - [Feline Meme Makers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cat-meme-material-download.md) - [Novelty Polling Websites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/funnypoll.md) - [Meme-Like Social Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spill.md) - [Viral Political Campaign Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/harris-walz.md) - [Viral Hippo-Inspired Donuts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moo-deng-donut.md)