Memes

The term meme – a story, idea, or concept that gets picked up by a community and passed along and added to along the way – has taken on new resonance in the online age, and particularly over the last few years within the social media world and blogosphere. Memes are now thought of as the hot topic of a moment, the thing that everyone is talking about or responding to within a short space of time.

Examples include the 25 things about me meme, which was so popular as to fuel an explosion of activity on social networking site Facebook.

News aggregator Memeorandum plays off the word meme in its name, and in fact has been dubbed a meme tracker. A playful take on memes is the bitchmeme, which is thought to be a meme manufactured by link baiting bloggers, usually during a slow news day or the weekend, in which a controversial opinion is announced in the hope of picking up attention.

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• Giveaway: Tutu

  
  Smellyann Strikes Again — Authority: 131
  CanCan at Mom Most Traveled is hosting the Fall Blog Giveaway Carnival, so I thought Id jump on board with a giveaway of my own. The prize: One tutu of your choice from my Etsy shop Who can win: Anyone, the world over To enter: Leave a comment on this post, telling me which tutu you would like to ...
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• Menu Plan Monday, 11/9 – 11/15

  
  chickinthekitchen.com — Authority: 122
  Overall, I think my slow cooker-heavy week was a success. The only “do not repeat” was the Slow Cooker Potato & Kale Soup (I misread the recipe and it turned out way too thick). I’d rather make a mashed potato side dish with the kale incorporated instead (like the Broccoli Rabe & Potato Salad ). The ...
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• Let it Go

  
  Samantha Ling — Authority: 112
  I watched the new episode of the Housewives of Orange County. I know I shouldn’t watch this junk. It’s definitely one of those secret pleasures that I shouldn’t be telling you about. I’m actually a little embarrassed. But Anderson Cooper is watching it. He’s admitted it. So it can’t be that bad ...
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• Belated Saturday Night Fun - Oswalt/Oswald World Surname Distribution

  
  Jessica's Genejournal — Authority: 466
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• Invention and Honest Scrap

  
  Really Rachel — Authority: 416
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• Monday Mingle - November 9th

  
  Eighty MPH Mom — Authority: 521
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• its the sun day award and meem show!!! soon with noo theem song reely i meen it!!!

  
  Dennis's Diary of Destruction — Authority: 470
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• The Sunday Salon — History vs. Historical Fiction

  
  Medieval Bookworm — Authority: 428
  Apparently, my recent burnout only applies to historical fiction, not history.  I’ve no idea why this is.  Perhaps I’m just craving some truth!  In any case, I definitely needed an escape from the Tudors.  My nanowrimo novel is set in the late Victorian period in England, so I was thrilled to discover a ...
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• Camera-Critters #83

  
  San Diego with Love! — Authority: 120
  Its my first time to join the camera critters meme. Hope im welcome though. Anyways, We found two wild deer a few weeks ago when we went up in the mountain for summer adventure. It was my first time to see deer in the wild and it’s really fun and cool. We saw wild turkey as well. Late of posting this but never too ...
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• When two edu-tribes go to war…

  
  The FordLog — Authority: 99
  Steve Wheeler is posting a bite-size series of blog posts over the next week around the theme of  ’ Digital Tribes, Virtual Clans. ‘ They are based on a chapter he contributed to a wider work entitled ‘ Connected Minds, Emerging Cultures . ‘ The first two posts on ‘ Digital tribal identity ‘ and ‘ ...
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• Memes and mimetics

  
  Dyneslines — Authority: 119
  Recent years have seen a good deal of interest in memes and mimetics. Regrettably, this subject is not always well understood. At the request of a friend, I produced the following short account. A meme is a postulated unit of cultural ideas, symbols, or practices, which can be transmitted from one mind to another ...
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• For Coming Wellness & Egg Drop Soup

  
  2 Witches Blog — Authority: 122
  Today I am grateful for a short week at school for Princess Nibbles which allowed her to only miss 2 days of school instead of 5 as she has had a nasty chest cold since last weekend. Today I am grateful for a Dr. willing to call in prescriptions for me on Friday when I came down with one of my sinus ...
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• Sunday Stealing: The Strange Question Meme 2

  
  Because Life is a Blessing — Authority: 124
  Sunday Stealing: The Strange Question Meme, Part 2 26. What color is your watch? Silver. 27. What do you think of when you hear “Australia”? Kangaroos! Oh, Jeff and Tel too. :D 28. Would you strip for money? Hmm… No. 29. Do you go in a fast food place or just hit the drive thru? Go in. 30. ...
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• My Place and Yours: A View of Your Secret Weapon

  
  Chatiryworld — Authority: 414
  Hmm, this weeks My Place and Yours was a bit of a toughie, what is my secret weapon?  I think it has to be the Magimix .  We got it back in February and its been a fabulous addition to the kitchen.  Im writing this just before 10am and its already been used this morning, to finely grate carrot and parsnip for ...
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• the strange question meme

  
  Hip to be Mom — Authority: 419
  Woke up this morning and made myself and the kids a nice breakfast of ham sandwiches and bagels. Last night’s dinner was somewhat lacklustre so we’re making up for it. I got online and... Find out what happens next - continue reading this post at Hip2bMoms blog.
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• Sunday Praise and Worship-The Forgiveness Of Sins

  
  Sunflower Faith — Authority: 120
  To find out more on how to participate in Sunday Praise and Worship, come here. Ephesians 1:7 , In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; KJV The blood of Jesus! There’s nothing like the blood of Jesus when it comes to cleansing our soul from ...
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• Sunday Stealing

  
  Smellyann Strikes Again — Authority: 131
  Im bored and stalling on doing my mystery shopping reports, so Im doing the Sunday meme today. Link up here if youre playing along! (Note: Im doing last weeks Part I and this weeks Part II together.) 1. What is the color of your toothbrush? White, with a purple ring. Or at least I think its purple, it might ...
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• Are You Extremely Sensitive?

  
  Jottings From Jersey — Authority: 124
  Your Sensitivity Score: 53% As far as sensitivity goes, youre a lot more in tune than most people. You cant help but be touched by whats around you - good and bad. But when things do get really bad around you, you are strong enough not to break down. Are You Extremely Sensitive? Work is ...
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• Saturday Night Fun: Surname Distribution

  
  All My Ancestors — Authority: 110
  Randy’s Saturday night fun challenge involves going to Public Profiler and checking the distribution of one’s surname.When I checked my current surname,Spindle, that of my husband, I got the results I expected:The concentrations of this surname are in Virginia and Texas.  Looking closer at Virginia, the deepest ...
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• Giving the memes a break…

  
  ? Book Reviews By Bobbie ? — Authority: 465
  Hi There! Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who has participated in our memes!  It was a lot of fun to have you join in and please feel free to continue on as usual, but I am going to be taking a break from the memes.  Why you might ask? Well, I don’t really know. :) And this  could change  of ...
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