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define the word Meme? - Timothy E - 03-24-2014 11:46 AM
- Kenneth - 03-24-2014 11:50 AM
Internet gimmick.
- Ya Coffee - 03-24-2014 11:56 AM
"meme
1.
an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, esp. imitation."
https://www.google.ca/#q=meme+definitio
"A meme can be considered a mimicked theme, including simple phrases or gestures. An Internet meme may take the form of an image, hyperlink, video, picture, website, or hashtag. It may be just a word or phrase, including an intentional misspelling. These small movements tend to spread from person to person via social networks, blogs, direct email, or news sources."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_meme
An example of this was the video "“Gangnam Style†last year which had a huge number of people watch it and also a huge number of people imitate it their own way too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0
And then you get the parodies which are memes of the memes and can become memes themselves.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKwdDbdPego