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”

• Insurgent Unleashes Teh Internets On Teh iPhone [IPhone]

  
  Kotaku — Authority: 826
  Insurgent Games has just released teh internets - Attack of the Memes for the iPhone, filled with enough lolcats, lollerskates, and trolls to fill at least one forum topic. teh internets - Attack of the Memes is a shooter for the iPhone in which you navigate what is probably the closest youll ever come to a ...
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• Wordless Wednesday – 5 Years Later

  
  Conversations With Moms — Authority: 472
  Last week I shared Tyler’s first birthday pictures and this week, it’s Jeffrey’s turn.  Their birthdays are only two weeks apart so it’s a month filled with cakes. Looking back at his pictures brought back such precious memories.   Here is Jeffrey throughout the years. A few hours old Having fun in ...
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• Wordless Wednesday . . . Giving thanks

  
  If I Could Escape . . . — Authority: 125
  Giving thanks every day for my beautiful, crazy boyz . . . Please head on over to my sister’s blog where she is hosting an awesome giveaway to raise awareness about National Epilepsy Awareness Month. Check out the new Wordless Wednesday HQ!! hosted by 5 Minutes for Mom hosted by SevEn cLoWn CirCuS ...
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• Do Media Refs Do This Too? It Would Explain a Lot

  
  Cocking A Snook! — Authority: 123
  If “winning” and not good governance is all the most vicious partisans care about, their political game plan would look just like the Illini’s foul play and it would work out for them, especially on tv. A theory with excellent predictive value! ESPN dot comNovember 23, 2009Associated PressThey don’t all need ...
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• Sarah Palin Came to Town!

  
  Add Humor and Faith....mix well — Authority: 123
    (If you’re wondering why this wasn’t posted yesterday, it’s because it took me  forever to add in the pictures — not because I was crafting the commentary to perfection!)   I don’t know if I will vote for Sarah Palin if she runs for president.  There are lots of factors that would figure into ...
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• 10 things Im thankful for

  
  The Thinks I Think — Authority: 131
  (image credit: kylesteed ) Here in Canada we celebrate Thanksgiving in October, but it never hurts to remind ourselves of the things were thankful for, no matter what time of year it is. 1. Im thankful for my daughter. Im fairly certain shes the reason I was born. 2. Im thankful for my husband. Weve ...
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• Earlybird Thanksgiving Random Dozen

  
  Stray Thoughts — Authority: 132
  Linda at 2nd Cup of Coffee is hosting her usual Wednesday Random Dozen on Tuesday this week, since many will be making pies or traveling tomorrow. 1. Are you sticking to traditional Thanksgiving foods this year, or are you being culinarily adventurous? All the usual very traditional Thanksgiving fare. 2. Tell ...
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• Busted by your boss on Facebook

  
  Life is a Thrill — Authority: 142
  Busted by your boss on Facebook
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• Book Trailer Tuesday: Under the Dome

  
  Birdbrain(ed) Book Blog — Authority: 132
  Book Trailer Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by me, Anastasia. It’s very simple to play along: find a particularly awesome book trailer, embed it in a post, then proceed to coo all over it. Or, y’know, talk about whatever you want to talk about. Why did this book trailer catch your eye? Why do you want to share it ...
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• Tuesday Thingers: SantaThing

  
  Joy's Blog — Authority: 126
  Tuesday Thingers is hosted every week by Wendi of Wendis Book Corner (thanks, Wendi!), and this week her question is about LibraryThings Christmas gift-giving feature, SantaThing: "Have you ever participated in SantaThing (it is in its third year)? If so, what did you like? Dislike? Are you... [...]
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• What’s on My Nightstand

  
  Hope Is the Word — Authority: 463
  I’m not sure if any of my regular readers (!!!!) have noticed that things have been quieter than usual around these parts lately, but there is a reason for it.  It might best be explained by what’s on my nightstand (besides the requisite books, which I’ll get to in a moment).  For about the past month, some ...
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• Quote for Nov 24

  
  Catchwords — Authority: 117
  There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. — Sir Francis Bacon…in other words…
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• Wordless Wednesday - Brothers

  
  A Renaissance Woman — Authority: 475
  Before you go, dont forget to link up! Im sure we are in some of the same circles. Have a look around the side bars and dont forget to check the " Add Me " tab. For more WW participants head to: To view other Wordful Wednesday blogs head over to:
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• Pencils sharpened and at the ready

  
  I'm A Drama Mama — Authority: 119
  Today, Jacob came home with another fundraiser from school. But this wasn’t just any fundraiser.  Oh no, this one was a throwback to a fund raiser I did when I was in school. As soon as I saw the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital logo, I was immediately drawn back to when that Math-a-Thon packet came home ...
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• 10 Things You are Thankful For

  
  Fun|Fierce|Fabulous — Authority: 424
  Despite the endless ranting on my part (i.e. lack of rest, me time, 3 y/o tantrums and body weight issues) there are actually a handful of things I am still very much thankful for. Since the year is about to end, let me just say; This year, I am thankful for........... A happy healthy pregnancy and baby boy. ...
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• Memes are fun!

  
  Yellow Wallpaper — Authority: 468
  i borrowed this one from Blue 1. What time did you get up this morning? A little after 7; thats the usual time around here, at least for another 10 weeks. After that I dont want to think about it.... 2. Diamonds or pearls? I prefer pearls, but I dont really wear jewelry. 3. What was the last film ...
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• Well…

  
  Samantha Ling — Authority: 123
  Well, it looks like my Nablopomo this year has been a fail. I should have known. I mean, I missed the first one, so I should have known I wasn’t going to keep it up this year. But you know, I’ll still try to do my best. But you know, I had to try. Over the weekend, we went to the Z’s house and I monopolized ...
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• Pork Chops with Grits and Beet Greens

  
  Mom on the Rise — Authority: 127
  I love grits! I think they are the best thing since chocolate. When my good friend Renee posted about making her S unday dinner of shrimp and grits , I decided to try something different. I usually eat grits like most people – on the side with scramble eggs and bacon.  Unfortunately, my husband hates grits that ...
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• Strange Questions

  
  Red Nose — Authority: 115
  The Strange Question Meme, Part 1. Before I get started, I will say that I wondered why this was Part 1. I originally saw this on the lovely and talented Chai s blog, traced it back to the lovely and talented Bitchypoo , and then found it here , and the question was answered. Evidently it was ...
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• (Meme)nto mori

  
  Blog of the Zombie Princess — Authority: 129
  Frank helped get this meme going around again. Youre supposed to post the sixth photo from the sixth photo folder on your computer. Well, my computer doesnt have six folders of photos, but I grabbed the sixth photo in the last (third) folder. Its a good one! This was taken at the first Maier family reunion in ...
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