Meme

A meme on the internet is usually a reference to a post which bloggers use to interact with one another. The concept is simple. Write something and see how many "tagged" people scribble their own version. They are particularly effective on social networking sites, which have the advantage of lots of members so word can get around as quickly as possible.

Anyone can start a meme. All it takes is one idea, whether or not it comes from someone else. Even those blogs with few viewers will potentially get at least one person to grab the meme and run with it. All fires start with one spark, and a meme can be just the ticket to greatness.

Some memes are simple, while others are very complex. The question 'What's your favorite color?', for example, is basically a one-word answer. Write 5, 10 or 25 things about yourself is likely to take longer.

The term originates from the concept developed by Richard Dawkins, which described cultural ideas or concepts being transmitted in the same manner as genes.

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• A “look before you leap” mentality

  
  Roscoe's Public Notes — Authority: 141
  Oh yeah, I’ve got that. In spades.You Are a DonkeyYou have a reputation for being stubborn, but that’s okay. Your stubbornness has served you well in life.You know what you can and can’t do. You resent anyone trying to push you. You make changes on your own schedule.You are a very conscientious creature. You ...
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• Hunting the 2012 meme

  
  The Truth WareHouse — Authority: 118
  As Aeoli Kephas would say.... "this is not it" Jan Irvine of Gnostic media hosts an excellent podcast with Prof. John Hoopes. Michael Coe first mentioned it in his book of 1966, Jose Argueles picked it up in 1975, and controversially McKenna states in the invisible landscape of 1975 that at that time he was ...
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• Random Tuesday Thoughts . . . I’m an auntie again

  
  If I Could Escape . . . — Authority: 124
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• Ten on Tuesday: 10 things I wish I knew how to do

  
  SOUTH CITY MUSINGS — Authority: 127
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• Good News Tuesday: Dr. Ethelene Crockett (1914-1978)

  
  Electronic Village — Authority: 569
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• The Queen’s Peace Meme # 13 ~ Peaceful Places

  
  Surviving LUPUS — Authority: 135
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• Yahoo Meme gets Search box and also Shows Your Mentions

  
  Technically Inspired — Authority: 131
  Seems Yahoo rolling out new features as search box and also shows who are mentioning you on Yahoo Meme. The search box added to Yahoo meme which allows to find  posts on Yahoo meme much like twitter search. A new tab with /me (that’s you) appears beside with dashboard in Yahoo Meme which shows mentions of you . ...
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• The Unbelievable Truth - A Meme

  
  SPANKEDHORTIC — Authority: 419
  Yes I have to agree with her once more, I deserve to be caned for this post, especially as this meme involves telling four whopping great lies. The unbelievable truth In this meme you will read five "facts" about me. The thing being that four of them are not facts at all but totally untrue lies. What you have to ...
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• A Scandal- Teaser Tuesdays

  
  Rundpinne — Authority: 137
  Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading . Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t ...
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• Manic Monday Meme

  
  Pursuing Harmony — Authority: 467
  I happened upon a site from someone I follow on Twitter who has made a Manic Monday Meme.  I was searching for something entirely different, and ended up in a different place than her current postings, so I took a few of the questions I saw and decided to use them for my Manci Monday Meme this week!  I will also be ...
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• RT : Kani Doraku

  
  ScroochChronicles — Authority: 125
  One of the most popular attractions in the Namba district in Osaka, Japan is the giant crab or the Kani Doraku. The display is animated and the crab’s legs and arms move. The place is actually a restaurant specializing in crabs. I’m not a very big fan of this crustacean because its [...]
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• Hey Look Thats Me(me)!

  
  Forty Not Out — Authority: 120
  An ode to the Picture Perfect Meme.... There was a young lady called Tara Who started a meme at her blog, Sticky Fingers , She wanted the kids to draw pics of their mummies And post them so that the images lingered. Tara tagged How I Like My Coffee And she in turn, kindly tagged me, Unfortunately this was over ...
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• give me five monday

  
  what if this is as good as it gets? — Authority: 436
  # 55 Beccas back!! Give Me Five foods you never want to eat. 1) Liver. Or any other organ meat. 2) Okra. Too slimy for me! 3) Tongue. *shivers* Does that count as organ meat? 4) Anything too hot. 5) Anything too salty.
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• More Faked DJ sets reported

  
  Nerdy Frames| READING OUR BLOG WILL GET YOU SUED!| Call your lawyer!! — Authority: 155
  So I don’t know if you heard lately or if this is news to you, but a lot of famous names are phantom menacing their way out of the good pockets of some promoters buy doing a series of faked DJ sets……this is as worst as lip syncing!Yes it’s happening....and not only to women who have been accused of ‘faking ...
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• just another manic monday...

  
  what if this is as good as it gets? — Authority: 436
  # 188 What does it mean to you to have courage? pretending to not be afraid, even when I am Is your favorite time the past, present or the future? the present What makes you a good person? Im a good listener and I have a lot of compassion for others
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• Friendship

  
  bonding over lizards — Authority: 121
  Warning: this is a cheesy cheesy post. About 18 months ago I posted a whole long thing about friendship and how lucky I am to have such special people in my life. I’m not always the best friend that I could be, I‘m really busy, I’m away a lot, I don’t always notice what’s going on around me until my ...
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• Say something nice.

  
  Aussie Coffee Shop — Authority: 501
  Shell tagged me for the Say Something Nice about a Priest Meme. The person who created the meme meant that we are to say something nice about a particular priest and we are to pass it on to three other bloggers to do the same. This is such a great meme. It is always great to affirm and tell our priests that we ...
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• The Picture Perfect Meme

  
  Rainy Day — Authority: 98
  I don’t know why Tara felt the need to remind me twice about getting off my behind and posting this meme; it’s only been a month since she tagged me. Geez. If she wasn’t so completely adorable I’d totally call her a cow. The Picture Perfect Meme is made by Tara, Queen of Memes herself and goes a ...
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• It’s Monday – What are you Reading? November 9, 2009

  
  The Blonde Diaries — Authority: 129
  This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series What are You Reading on MondaysAnother Monday has come and I am not quite ready for it.  In fact, I can’t believe we are halfway through this Monday.  It is flying by but that is a good thing.  I’m sure the next 6.5 hours I [...]
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• My Contributions to #WorldsThinnestBooks

  
  Kevin Bondelli's Youth Vote Blog — Authority: 430
  If there is one thing I can’t resist, it is a Twitter hashtag meme. Last night was #WorldsThinnestBooks. Here are some of my contributions. “Letting You Finish” by Kanye West “Why I’m a Democrat” by http://bit.ly/fWLfV “The Republican Party’s 100 Year Fight for Civil Rights: 1909-2009″ “Visual ...
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