TR(ol)L: New Kids on the Block, Total Request Live and the Chain Letter That Changed the Internet
In 1999, a chain letter went viral on the internet, MTVâs Total Request Live was put up to a decision. Would they play New Kids on the Blockâs awesomely bad and equally dated âHanginâ Toughâ music video on the countdown? Or refuse to give into the trolls and risks their impression of a democratic vote.