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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Original Technorati articles tagged “meme”

• in Social Media
  Are Your Tweets Good Enough to Wipe Your Bottom With?
  A new service launched this week that lets you print your tweets onto toilet paper.
  by cmimanagers / on Mar 29, 2012
• in Family
  Hot For Teacher: Meme Comes Full Circle
  Being “Hot for Teacher” is not enough as the cases of kids having sex with their teachers goes public.
  by stephengfm / on Oct 30, 2011
• in Football
  Tebowing – The New Meme with an Old Theme
  It became popularized when a fan took a photograph outside a bar with his friends posing like Tim Tebow.
  by stephengfm / on Oct 27, 2011

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• What If?

  
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• Charges against Adam Kokesh released

  
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• Meme Mondays: Most Interesting Cat Alive

  
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  Meme Mondays! And of course its a cat meme. 
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• Mommy Meme Monday: 9 Parenting Memes That You Can Relate With

  
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• Its Monday, May 20th! What Are You Reading?

  
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• Mailbox Monday

  
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• SL Guilty Confessions (Oo) Cait style

  
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• Respect for Justin Bieber.

  
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  Respect for Justin Bieber.
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• Better be Quiet

  
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• China Memes For China Travel Part 2

  
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• Its Monday What Are You Reading?!

  
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  Not much to report this week, so lets just jump into ... Welcome to It’s Monday! What Are You Reading!  Hosted by Sheila @ Book Journey   Currently Reading... World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks (Still Reading havent gotten much farther ...
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• Funny baby meme

  
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• Sunday Stealing

  
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• Look at me meow

  
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• Adam Kokesh arrested.. was he set up?

  
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  Note that it appears someone shoved something into his back pocket in the moment before he was grabbed by police at about 0:53 in the above video.  If the charges are “possession” or similar, we’ll know he was framed. See also: http://militantlibertarian.org/2013/05/19/adam-kokesh-arrested-was-he-set-up/ ...
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• What Do You Mean Its Not Whole Wheat!?

  
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• Gratitude Sunday

  
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  Sundays heart felt tradition. A time to slow down, to reflect, to be grateful. Here are some things I am grateful for this week: 1. A big girl who is starting to enjoy the same things that I am.  It is getting more and more fun to share things I love to do with her. 2. Being greeted by this happy, smiley ...
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