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The World… So Far: What's in a Meme?
What's in a meme? The Urban Dictionary has a nice definition: “an idea, belief or belief system, or pattern of behavior that spreads throughout a culture either vertically by cultural inheritance (as by parents to children) or horizontally by cultural ...
(Jul 13, 2012, SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog))
Meme me up, Scottie
JennyMurphy says: I always wondered who was making all of these hilarious internet memes, and now I know! I love making my own, even though I think I'm funnier than I probably am. Anyway, if you fancy yourself a comedian, these apps will help! Like ...
(Jul 13, 2012, Android Apps Appolicious)
Friday Morning Diversion: The Big Ten Mascot "Call Me Maybe" Meme
The catchy single is now a bona fide meme with new covers seemingly popping up every second. (We have a soft spot for Cookie Monster's take on the song.) You'll also find as many dance videos set to the song as covers, such as this one featuring Big ...
(Jul 13, 2012, Chicagoist)
Friday Doing the Meme Thing
Just for fun this week. A book survey, one of those blogger-meme things people send around, came to me and I thought it'd be entertaining to apply it to comics and see if it still worked. Feel free to play along at home, or below in the comments, if ...
(Jul 13, 2012, Comic Book Resources)
Why Ideas?
In his provocative 1976 book, The Selfish Gene, evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins coined the term “meme” to refer to ideas, styles or patterns of behaviour that spread through cultures and societies. Like its physiological cousin, a meme's ...
(Jul 13, 2012, Business Insider)
Weekend Meme: "Spartacus: War of the Damned" Gets Twinky, Frank Ocean ...
Weekend Meme: "Spartacus: War of the Damned" Gets Twinky, Frank Ocean ...
(Jul 15, 2012, AfterElton.com)
Watch the Futurama cast describe the coming episodes in character and the Fry ...
Watch the Futurama cast describe the coming episodes in character and the Fry ...
(Jul 15, 2012, io9)
Left declares “meme” victory in #retroactive comments by Gillespie
Obama's team clearly feels that a “meme” victory is achieved by contrasting somewhat empty slogans rather than talking about the economy. As they seek out their own “attack watch” twitter victory, the “meme” victory has yet to be embraced by the voting ...
(Jul 15, 2012, legal Insurrection (blog))
Mini-Meme Jim Belushi?
Did you know that Jim Belushi has become a mini-meme? So says Christopher Borelli in today's Tribune Arts-Entertainment section. It seems that things, people and places are nowadays being compared to Jim Belushi. And not in a flattering way. In Borelli ...
(Jul 15, 2012, ChicagoNow (blog))
Morning Meme: "Husbands the Series" Gets a Premiere Date, Aretha Franklin ...
Morning Meme: "Husbands the Series" Gets a Premiere Date, Aretha Franklin ...
(Jul 16, 2012, AfterElton.com)
Facts just get in the way of the Bain meme
Memo to Romney: It's the economic ignorance · Facts just get in the way of the Bain meme · Where's Obama's argument for reelection? Friday question answered · Ryan should be at the top of the VP list. Entries By Category. 2012 campaign · American Jews ...
(Jul 16, 2012, Washington Post (blog))
1890s Problems Meme: 13 Of Our Favorites (PICTURES)
Recently, the Internet was overtaken by the 1990s problems meme, so it was only a matter of time before an 1890s problems meme stepped into the spotlight. While the previous meme gave us James Van Der Beek as the immortal Dawson crying, the 1890s ...
(Jul 16, 2012, Huffington Post (satire))
A Look at Government Spending Beyond the Numbers - Daily Reckoning
07/16/12 Paris, France – We wrote the other day about the power of memes — ideas, styles or patterns of behaviour that spread through cultures and societies. In the digital age, memes can replicate with virtually infinite fecundity, near perfect ...
(Jul 16, 2012, American Edition)
U got memed: the new student activism
Although the first university meme page reportedly appeared in October 2011, the phenomenon gained momentum in February when students across the US and UK began posting humorous image macros relevant to their universities, including Yale and ...
(Jul 17, 2012, WA today)
Morning Meme: Andrew Rannells Returning To "Girls," Rob Gronkowski ...
Morning Meme: Andrew Rannells Returning To "Girls," Rob Gronkowski ...
(Jul 17, 2012, AfterElton.com)
Here Are The 20 Photos That Show How Hillary Clinton Is A Total Badass
... the hilarious, flirty rejection letter she sent actor Jason Segel. But Clinton has starred in some awesome photographs throughout her career. We've combed the Clinton archives and found 20 pictures that could serve as the inspiration for many more ...
(Jul 17, 2012, Business Insider)
'Chicago-Style Politics': The Latest 2012 Meme
'Chicago-Style Politics': The Latest 2012 Meme. Posted Jul 17, 2012 at 03:38 PM. By Whet Moser. barack obama profile. Sigh: This confused me until I read Lynn Sweet's latest. The Mitt Romney team's latest is to win voters by accusing President Barack ...
(Jul 17, 2012, Chicagomag.com)
'Grumpy Justin' Bieber Meme Sweeps Across Twitter - Inside The Phenomenon ...
'Grumpy Justin' Bieber Meme Sweeps Across Twitter - Inside The Phenomenon ...
(Jul 18, 2012, International Business Times)
Life's Creative Recipe
The answer is far from clear, leading the geneticist Jerry Coyne to conclude that the problem with mimetics is that it 'seems completely tautological, unable to explain why a meme spreads except by asserting, post facto, that it had qualities enabling ...
(Jul 18, 2012, Truthdig)
Morning Meme: Justin Bieber Is "Hot Ready Legal," Sir Elton Doesn't Think Rush ...
Morning Meme: Justin Bieber Is "Hot Ready Legal," Sir Elton Doesn't Think Rush ...
(Jul 18, 2012, AfterElton.com)