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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “memes”

 

• Saturday 9

  
  Sweet Memes — Authority: 138
  (Link in meme-roll) Just One Look 1. How vein [sic] are you about how you look? Assuming you mean vain Im probably less so than average. Ive hit middle age (hard) and as long as Im relatively clean, comfortable, and neat, Im pretty happy. I do like shoes, though. 2. When you were little what was your favorite TV ...
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• Spring Reading Thing 2010

  
  Hope Is the Word — Authority: 466
  I need another reading challenge about like I needed to eat all of those Girl Scouts Thin Mints last week, but I’ve eyed Katrina’s reading challenges over the past couple of years, and this year , I’m joining in.  However, due to a plethora of things I have on my plate right now, I really want this to be as ...
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• Six Word Saturday

  
  Smellyann Strikes Again — Authority: 129
  Link up with Cate if youre playing along today! My six words for this week are: Sunday: first time playing Laser Tag! We are going up to Chantilly, Va, almost 4 hours away on Sunday night to play Laser Tag with Jack. Partly for his 7th birthday, also for a mystery shop. The girls ...
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• Saturday 9: Just One Look

  
  Smellyann Strikes Again — Authority: 129
  Link up with Samantha if youre playing along today! 1. How vein are you about how you look? Im neither vein nor artery about it... but I do confess, since Ive lost 170 lbs (and counting!!), I do consider myself quite the cute thing. Hee! 2. When you were little what was your favorite TV show? The ...
  12 hours ago

• Cinns Friday 5

  
  Sweet Memes — Authority: 138
  (Link in meme-roll) suspending disbelief, if only for the moment. [01] When is the last time you went swimming? I cant swim. The last time I was in, or even near, a pool is the last hotel we stayed in, probably January in Vegas. And I wasnt that near. [02] Do you fill out a bracket for March Madness? Are you ...
  15 hours ago

• Friday Photo Flashback

  
  Serendipity is Sweet — Authority: 129
  Im late to the party, but I wanted to join in anyway. The other day we drug out the Easter decorations from the attic and dusted them off for this year. We found the pink fuzzy bunny ears and my daughter has been wearing them since. I found this pic of her in them when she was about 9 months old. Its always been a ...
  21 hours ago

• Atheist Meme of the Day: Religion Does Not Confer Morality

  
  Greta Christina's Blog — Authority: 529
  Todays Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or dont; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Religion is not necessary to be a good person. If it were, religious believers and authority figures would be better, kinder, more socially responsible, and less likely to commit ...
  23 hours ago

• BLOG HOP..

  
  I Read — Authority: 130
  Jennifer at Crazy-For-Books is hosting a Friday blog hop! She says, “Every day I seem to find another book blog that I start following. In the spirit of the Friday Follow, I thought it would be cool to do a Book Blog Hop to give us all bookies a chance to connect and find new blogs that we may be missing out on! ...
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• Hershey’s Better Basket Blog Hop

  
  Table for Five — Authority: 483
  Join Hershey’s Better Basket Blog Hop and help to raise $5,000 for the Children’s Miracle Network! Laura from Soleflor Mom sent me this virtual Easter Basket as part of a Blog Hop sponsored by Hershey’s. Thanks, Laura! This meme isn’t just a fun way for bloggers to interact with each other though, ...
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• Meme of the week: Fake Inspirational Crap

  
  Brand Mix — Authority: 120
  Photo: quality-for-you by dandeluca (Flickr) Hashtag #fakeinspirationalcrap broke through on Twitter this last week. Admittedly not as loudly as #howyouathug (Samples: #howyouathug when i saw u get smacked in the club last week by ur girl.... and #howyouathug and and u cried on titanic talkin ...
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• Friday Fill-Ins #168

  
  The Enchanted Cottage — Authority: 129
  1. Today I will be me . 2.  You cant do that  and I say why not? 3. What do you think of a life of simplicity . 4. At  Paula Deens kitchen  its free Pastry Day til 1030 Friday! And the pastries have zeros calories! LOL 5. People say that what were all seeking is love . 6. The image I ...
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• Chicken & Sausage Manicotti

  
  What A Crock! — Authority: 115
    Welcome to Freezer Food Friday! Share a recipe that can be made ahead and frozen for later use. Let’s help each other stock our freezers with meals for our families. Link your recipe at Mr. Linky below, leave me a comment and I will be around to visit your blog. Chicken & Sausage Manicotti 1 ...
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• Aloha Friday

  
  Serendipity is Sweet — Authority: 129
  Greeting friends! Hope you had a lovely week. We enjoyed some warmer weather and some time outdoors...woo hoo! Our world is beginning to bud. Its glorious...until all that pollen showers us in allergies, that is. For now, Im reveling in it. Quick question this week is...What type of blog posts do you read (or seek ...
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• 55 Flash Fiction Friday: Honda Ratings

  
  Mom's Journal — Authority: 117
  In January’s consumer reports, my husband read that none of Honda’s vehicles rate well for road noise reduction. I noticed that in our Civic, but I tell you what it does a hell of a job blocking toddler screams. It reduced that noise at least 80% and I didn’t even mind standing in the rain. The story behind ...
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• Happy belated birthday

  
  Play-Activities.com — Authority: 122
  I’ve had this post in draft for a while and kept forgetting to finish it. Since it was my birthday this weekend it seems right to be a bit more reflective. Photo credit: juleanne Three years and 75 days ago I published my first blog post on here. I wrote about it recently and the anxiety that goes along ...
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• Freebie Friday - Link Up #contests and prizes every Friday

  
  A Renaissance Woman — Authority: 128
  Are you hosting a #contest? Great! Post it here on Freebie Friday. What better time to search and enter contests than on the weekend? Sign in so that others can find your giveaway. I will be hosting Freebie Friday each week from now on so be sure to drop back by. Now go grab your tasty beverage, sit back and relax and ...
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• Aloha Friday #6/Friday Follow #4

  
  Cuzinlogic — Authority: 125
  Welcome to this week’s edition of Aloha Friday. In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that they take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So Kailani over at  An Island Life thought that on Fridays she would take it easy on posting, and started Aloha Friday. So, for Aloha Friday, I’ll ask a [...]
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• Aloha Friday #106 - We Are Celebrating...

  
  A Renaissance Woman — Authority: 128
  Kailani at An Island Life has created this really fun idea. If you are interested in joining in, please visit her site for more details. Todays question is: Mu hubs and I are celebrating 12 years of marital bliss on Sunday. What should we do to celebrate? Be part of Friday Follow! Click on the ...
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• Friday 5

  
  Sweet Memes — Authority: 138
  (Link in meme-roll) Chit-Chat For this week’s questions, how about giving a thoughtful (or sarcastic, or whatever) answer to these too-oft-asked chit-chat questions? 1. “Come here often?” "No." In my head: "Especially if this is the level of conversation I will be expected to have." 2. “What’s ...
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• Friday Frustrations: It’s that time again

  
  Conversations With Moms — Authority: 421
  GRAB THE BUTTON CODE on the the sidebar Welcome to Friday Frustrations , a weekly blog carnival dedicated to getting things off your chests whether big or small. If you would like to participate, grab the button and enter your Friday Frustrations link on Conversations with Moms Friday Frustrations Blog Hop.. You ...
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