The phrase "sweep the internet" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It means to search through or thoroughly explore the internet for information or content. Example: In order to find the best deals, I had to sweep the internet for hours, comparing prices from different websites.
Camera, for example, adds timelapse, allowing you to create fast-motion videos of the kind that often sweep the internet.
It is implanting 6,000 Basij militia centers in elementary schools across Iran to promote the ideals of the Islamic Revolution, and it has created a new police unit to sweep the Internet for dissident voices.
Next, we were delighted when we saw Sara Zarr make this offer — the very #summerreading spirit we were hoping would sweep the Internet: I just spontaneously decided to mail a #summerreading package to a random person who replies to this tweet.
BuzzMetrics' computer scientists and programmers, led by Sundar Kadayam, a 43-year-old software engineer, say they have developed sophisticated search engines to sweep the Internet and drill down into rich veins of extemporaneous word-of-mouth commentary and conversation found online.
And now the latest trend to sweep the internet has hit the world of science.
Back in 2005, one fantasy MMO game swept the internet, second in popularity only to WoW.
Another miniature trend that swept the Internet this year involved a site called PsychoExGirlfriend.com.
Shortly after Mr. Mansbach gave a first reading in Philadelphia on April 23, the book's pirated contents swept the Internet.
He and his songwriting team, the Smeezingtons, helped Cee-Lo Green create his inescapable bit of Motown mimicry and comic profanity "Fuck You!," which swept the Internet in the fall.
In the days since the video of sound-alike anchors swept the Internet and dominated news reports, some viewers have been unsparing in their criticism.
Among those attending were Salman Rushdie, the blogger Perez Hilton (who caused a stir by eschewing a tuxedo), and Will.i.am, the rapper who created the "Yes We Can" video that swept the internet and boosted support for Barack Obama.
