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Scumbag App lives up to its name - Free download, charges for hats
[prMac.com] Shanghai, China - Leading mobile development studio ReignDesign today is proud to announce the release of their latest iPhone app, Scumbag App. The app, inspired by the "Scumbag Steve" meme popularized on websites such as reddit and imgur, ...
(May 21, 2012, prMac (press release))
'Feminist Ryan Gosling' Tumblr Is Becoming A Book
Though this was hardly the only riff on the original “Hey girl” meme (see Gosling Lit Agent and Hunger Games Gosling to name a couple of gems), it took off in a major way. The mastermind behind Feminist Ryan Gosling is graduate student and blogger ...
(May 21, 2012, Huffington Post)
Imgur Blurs Line Between Memes and Ads with Lipton Brisk/“Scumbag Steve” Hybrid
New ads on image site Imgur use the memes it's become known for to promote branded messages. Considering the enviable viral half-life of most internet memes, and the engagement they tend to inspire, it's only natural to expect advertisers to attempt to ...
(May 21, 2012, Co.Create)
Morning Meme: Grant Gustin Is "A Mother's Nightmare," "Spartacus: Vengeance ...
Morning Meme: Grant Gustin Is "A Mother's Nightmare," "Spartacus: Vengeance ...
(May 22, 2012, AfterElton.com)
6 great moments from the 2012 Webby Awards
Acceptance speeches are limited to five words, the awards include Meme of the Year — which went to Nyan Cat and the Hollywood celebrities who come are genuinely there to hang out with some of their favourite geeks. This year's ceremony kept that ...
(May 22, 2012, Memeburn)
Wheels vs. the Web, with a side of irony
By Dan Malouff The fact that young people today are giving up cars in record numbers has become a fairly common meme lately. It's a good story, being such a tremendous shift in the American Dream. So I was not surprised to see today's Express cover ...
(May 22, 2012, Washington Post (blog))
Here Is a Map of 14000 Venture Capital Investments
By Megan Garber Cooperation, whether it takes place among the hunter-gatherer tribes of Africa or the meme-spreading users of the Internet, works pretty much the same way: It depends on social connections, the existing and the newly forged, ...
(May 22, 2012, The Atlantic)
Gary Sharma's 16th Annual Webby Awards Highlights (Steve Jobs Tribute, Richard ...
Gary Sharma's 16th Annual Webby Awards Highlights (Steve Jobs Tribute, Richard ...
(May 22, 2012, Betabeat)
Dewey Have A Meme Contest For You: The Finalists
By David Lat Thanks to everyone who submitted a meme (either in the comments or by email). Given the strong entries — the field was as rich as a D&L partner guarantee — narrowing things down was difficult. Please vote for your favorite Dewey Meme in ...
(May 22, 2012, Above the Law)
Webby Awards 2012: Patton Oswalt, Louis CK And The Funniest Moments (VIDEO)
WATCH: In memeoriam, internet memes from the past year who are no longer with us. WATCH: Know Your Meme founder Kenyatta Cheese gives Meme of the Year to Nyan Cat. According to him, it's the "Pulitzer Prize of Fucking Awesome." WATCH: Cracked wins the ...
(May 22, 2012, Huffington Post (satire))
Hillary Clinton: the first "meme president"?
Indeed, such is her command of the social web, Clinton could yet be crowned the “first meme president”, we're told. The ultimate HC meme, of course, is embodied in the Texts from Hillary Clinton Tumblr – inspired by a photograph of the secretary of ...
(May 22, 2012, New Zealand Listener)
Why The New 'Obama Gay Marriage Support Is A Wash' Meme Is Wrong
Here's why that meme is wrong. In the poll, a combined 17 percent say it makes them “much more likely” or “somewhat more likely” they will vote for him. That's compared with a combined 20 percent who say the announcement will make them more likely to ...
(May 22, 2012, The New Civil Rights Movement)
Morning Meme: "The Great Gatsby" Is a Party, Jamar Rogers Talks About Coming ...
Morning Meme: "The Great Gatsby" Is a Party, Jamar Rogers Talks About Coming ...
(May 23, 2012, AfterElton.com)
Tracking endangered elephants with satellite technology
The Department and UNMC are also signing a Memorandum of Agreement specifically for MEME, the Management & Ecology of Malaysian Elephants research project. MEME is a five year research project led by Dr. Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz, an ecologist and ...
(May 23, 2012, Phys.Org)
Tech movers and shakers walk Webby Awards red carpet, remember their first ...
Tech movers and shakers walk Webby Awards red carpet, remember their first ...
(May 23, 2012, Fox News)
AVG Kills 'Rickrolling' Meme With Copyright Takedown (UPDATED)
4chan's /v/ board takes credit for inspiring the meme in 2007; legend goes that a user posted a link for the trailer to Grand Theft Auto IV, which actually directed people to Astley's music video on YouTube. In the last five years Rickrolling took ...
(May 23, 2012, PC Magazine)
Memes Of TechCrunch Disrupt New York
Along with the CrunchBird, we've got the “Josh Constine Asking The Hard Hitting Questions” meme, inspired by the fact that Constine, one of our newest writers, GRILLED CEO Tim Armstrong hard on his fumbled moves with TechCrunch and Aol's other content ...
(May 23, 2012, TechCrunch)
Scumbag Steve Goes From Meme To Spokesperson
It should be noted that the ad campaign finds Pepsi not only partnering with the popular meme figure, the company is also leveraging the Imgur image hosting service. According to Agency Spy, promoted images of Scumbag Steve's Brisk campaign will appear ...
(May 23, 2012, WebProNews)
Running with the pack
By Adrian Chamberlain, Times Colonist May 24, 2012 4:02 AM A meme popping up on Facebook waxes nostalgic for the good ol' days. It's no doubt authored by baby boomers. You know, the evil ones who cavorted nude at Woodstock, polluted the environment, ...
(May 24, 2012, Victoria Times Colonist)
Trayvoning: New Internet meme sparks outrage
A new Internet meme called "Trayvoning" is catching on very quickly online. A new "Trayvoning" page on Facebook defines "Trayvoning" as "when you get a hoodie, get skittles, get Arizona, wear hoodie, go to Florida and get shot." Quickmeme.com says all ...
(May 24, 2012, DigitalJournal.com)