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'Noynoying' enters Wikipedia
“Noynoying” is now in online encyclopedia Wikipedia, which describes the word as an Internet meme or concept that defines an effortless pose or activity consisting of sitting or standing around, in an unconcerned manner. “It is also recognized as doing ...
(Mar 21, 2012, Philippine Star)
Adviser says Romney can change 'like an Etch A Sketch' after primary
Romney's reputation has even created a sort of “Mitt meme” in popular cultural with jokes like “Romney announced his unwavering support for the New York Giants after they won the Super Bowl.” A YouTube video entitled “Will the Real Mitt Romney Please ...
(Mar 21, 2012, Examiner.com)
Tasha Kheiriddin: Quebec's new budget is business as usual
Plus ça change, plus c'est la meme chose. Once again, the Quebec government is championing government intervention as the cure for the province's economic malaise. On Tuesday, provincial finance minister Raymond Bachand presented the province's 2012-13 ...
(Mar 21, 2012, National Post)
Stop Using Trayvon Martin's Murder to Discuss Black-on-Black Crime
In an op-ed for Clutch Magazine, Newsone Contributing Editor, Kirsten West Savali discusses the meme that has emerged in the wake of the vigilante-style execution of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, which pits factions of the Black community against each ...
(Mar 22, 2012, News One)
The new 'Quebec model,' same as the old
Plus ça change, plus c'est la meme chose. Once again, the Quebec government is championing government intervention as the cure for the province's economic malaise. On Tuesday, provincial finance minister André Bachand presented the province's 2012-13 ...
(Mar 22, 2012, National Post)
Wikipedia users divided on 'Noynoying' article
Stating that “Noynoying” is merely a meme that “may not be anything more than a one-time event,” Wikipedia users say the article should have been deleted “yesterday” or may be better off in UrbanDictionary or KnowYourMeme, user-managed sites which ...
(Mar 22, 2012, ABS CBN News)
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By then, of course, KONY 2012 had become a well-known meme to teenagers worldwide and Jason Russell had become a viral rock star -- almost as "web famous" as the kid who got his finger bitten by Charlie. Watching the half-hour film, I was struck by a ...
(Mar 22, 2012, Huffington Post)
How To Be Creative - What's Changing and Why?
It's been fascinating to watch the “how to be creative” meme play out in the WSJ, NPR, and similar outlets lately, mostly off the back of Jonah Lehrer's new book Imagine. Creativity is important, more important now than ever, but what's really ...
(Mar 22, 2012, Forbes)
Timsanity Begins: Are The Jets Ready For Tim Tebow?
Ultra-religious young quarterback/meme generator/metaphor Tim Tebow was supposed to have been traded from the Denver Broncos to the Jets yesterday around noon—but the lord giveth and the lord taketh, and due to "contract language," the trade was in ...
(Mar 22, 2012, Gothamist)
The Best Etch a Sketch Jokes Of The Day So Far
The biggest lesson I learned from scouting through Etch A Sketch jokes on Twitter this afternoon is just how fast the spam movement jumps on an Internet meme. I've been to body acne sites and Sky Caddie pages on Amazon on the hunt for the day's best ...
(Mar 22, 2012, Forbes)
Gallery: The 10 Best "Hunger Games" Memes
On the marketing side, generating just as much excitement about the flick as Lionsgate's own promotional team are the many meme-smithing fans on the Internet. The crafty web heads have created graphics and GIFs featuring the movie's stars spouting bits ...
(Mar 22, 2012, Complex.com (blog))
The Ultimate Meme Texting Conversation (PICTURE)
Apparently there's a new app out there that lets you text your favorite meme templates to your friends (we were only able to find two different rage face apps in our research). Redditor Ketchupkleenex and a friend both downloaded the app, ...
(Mar 22, 2012, Huffington Post (satire))
Everyone Loves a Good Etch A Sketch Meme
It's the type of meme that both conservatives and liberals gleefully participated in, because it's a much more light-hearted way to make the same argument about Romney — that he has no “core,” as Rick Santorum would say — without describing him as ...
(Mar 22, 2012, TIME)
Can Tim Tebow Make Evangelical Christianity Popular In NYC?
Twenty-six year old virgin and meme generator Tim Tebow has been part of the NY Jets for less than a day, but his presence has already divided the entire nation. Despite initial reports that he was less than enthusiastic about representing our fair ...
(Mar 22, 2012, Gothamist)
The promise of Big Data
The new marketing meme, "Big Data" has captured everyone's attention. The rise of social, online behaviour, user content generation, not to mention increased mobile activity, has contributed to the mountain of datasets that have grown so large "they ...
(Mar 22, 2012, Calgary Herald)
The Dumbest 'Bipartisan' Move Since Repealing Glass-Steagall
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même crap. Creationism can't disprove the theory of evolution - but a little time in Washington will make you think twice. Here we are, surrounded by still-smoldering financial wreckage, and almost everyone in Washington ...
(Mar 23, 2012, Huffington Post)
Women As Party Favors And Eye Candy: The Latest Tech Marketing Meme
By Rachel Balik Good news, ladies. You can take a break from worrying about whether your lack of ambition, lack of math skills or desire to see your kids from time to time are the reason why there are no women in tech. Instead, you can express your ...
(Mar 23, 2012, Forbes)
Matt Ortega: the man behind Mitt Romney memes
How Matt Ortega uses "microsites" to take on the GOP By Alex Seitz-Wald What began as an unintentionally revealing analogy at 8:09 am Wednesday needed just six hours to become a full-blown meme. It started with Eric Fehrnstrom on CNN, deadly serious as ...
(Mar 23, 2012, Salon)
An Innocent Boy Is Dead And The Media Played Us
The media went with the meme that a white guy had shot Trayvon. That was untrue. He was Hispanic. The media kept using the term “gated community,” giving the impression that it was a white neighborhood, since the crime watch captain Zimmerman was ...
(Mar 23, 2012, Houston Chronicle (blog))
Angelina Jolie Responds To Leg Meme: 'I Didn't Pay Attention To It'
But what does the actress have to say about it? Turns out, not much. In an interview with The Huffington Post, Jolie says good-humoredly: I honestly didn't pay attention to it. You know what I mean? I don't watch those TV shows and if I go online and ...
(Mar 23, 2012, Huffington Post)