Retecool made a breakthrough in the media on June 19, 2001 with an article related to webcam abuse by teenagers.

Talpa representative Maarten van Rooijen told De Telegraaf: "Sometimes it is funny, but there are references to terrorism and the Holocaust.

Another picture showed the face of the Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management Camiel Eurlings morphing into that of Prime-Minister Jan Peter Balkenende.

The section "Luister" (English: Listen) provided a couple of years new obscure available music with description.

In December 2006, Retecool won the award for Best Weblog of Europe outside the United Kingdom, taking 30 percent of the votes.