Memes

How The Internet Learned To Love Hillary Clinton

BuzzFeed | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Internet, Texts From Hillary, Social Media, First Lady, Texts From Hillary Tumblr, Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Cool, Memes, Women News

Day in and day out, Hillary Clinton is winning the Internet. The former First Lady and Senator and current Secretary of State has undergone a drama...

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WATCH: The Funniest Moments From The Webbys

Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Webby Awards Patton Oswalt, Video, Nyan Cat, Louis CK, Webby Awards, The Webbys, Patton Oswalt, Cracked, Funny or Die, Memes, Comedy News

It was a night for the nerds at The Webby Awards last night, as the evening was hosted by Patton Oswalt and the Person of the Year award was given to ...

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College Graduation Memes: I Can Haz Diploma Now?

Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Funny, Images, Internet Memes, College Graduation, College Memes, Slideshow, College Comedy, Graduation Memes, Slideexpand, Memes, College Graduation Memes, College News

Graduation season + college students = graduation memes. We combed through the internet and found some pretty funny memes about graduating from col...

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1 Year of Memes in 1 Minute (Video)

Shira Lazar | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Alexis Ohanian, Internet Week Ny, David Karp, Linning, Meme, Memes, Internet Memes, 2012 Memes, Video, Technology News
Shira Lazar

In honor of a year together, our team at What's Trending created a retrospective of the top 60 memes of the past year in a minute.

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Jason Gilbert

What Was The Best Meme Of The Year?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Best Meme 2011, Neil Tyson Degrasse, Hilary Clinton, Webbys Meme, Video, Michele Bachmann, Nyan Cat, Webby Awards, Texts From Hilary, Webbys Best Meme, Meme of the Year, Funniest Meme 2011, Buzzfeed, Webbys, Best Meme Webby, Memes, Technology News

Noted astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson vs. Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann vs. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vs. a kitten with a Pop T...

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When Memes Self-Reflect

The Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 05.10.2012

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They're climbing out your computer screens, but they're not snatching anybody up. Memes are pretty nice in real life, it turns out. That's what the...

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I Can Has Art Exhibition?

Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Funny Art, Los Angeles Art Exhibitions, Video, Gallery 1988, Slideexpand, Shit Girls Say, Star Wars Kid, Internet Meme, Memes, Hipster Ariel, Lolcats, Sad Keanu, Arts News

For their eight year anniversary, Gallery 1988 is honoring their favorite works with "Memes," an art exhibition opening today which features over 100 ...

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Prosumerism

The Daily Princetonian | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Youtube, Dubstep, Music, Memes, Pinterest, Prosumerism, College News
The Daily Princetonian

The unskilled masses would become the creators of the content they and other consumers would enjoy. More recent scholarship has termed this phenomenon that of the 'prosumer.' Art in general is following this distinct trend and is primarily fueled by the prosumer presence on the Internet.

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PHOTOS: Bon Iver Erotica Is All Sorts Of Awesome

The Huffington Post | Kia Makarechi | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Bonivererotica, Bon Iver, Ryan Gosling, Ryan Gosling Memes, Justin Vernon, Slideexpand, Justin Vernon Bon Iver, Video, Bon Iver Erotica, Tumblrs, Meme, Memes, Bon Iver Memes, Funny Tumblrs, Entertainment News

Ryan Gosling has saved women from getting hit by taxicabs, walked around Brooklyn fiddling a bizarre instrument and broken up fights on the street. Fo...

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#whatshouldwecallthisarticle

The Daily Princetonian | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Gifs, Memes, Ideograms, Whatshouldwecallme, Internet Trends, Internet-Language, Hannah Arendt, Tumblr, College News
The Daily Princetonian

I don't think Internet trends like this necessarily mean we're getting stupider. I think, instead, they provide important societal lens, a vital opportunity to glimpse mass consciousness. If we approach from the right angle, even the Y U NO guy can teach us something.

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Do Memes and Poetry Have Anything in Common?

Sarah Edwards | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Online Memes, Internet Memes, Memes, Poetry, College News
Sarah Edwards

Comparing memes to poetry is enough to make any poetry teacher cringe -- a few of mine probably will, after reading this. Poetry is inherently deep and memes are inherently shallow! Right? But I think the reason we gravitate toward poetry and gravitate toward Internet memes is analogous.

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12 Memes And Tweets For Final Exams

Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Internet Memes, Fails, Gifs, Finals Fails, College Finals, Slidepollajax, Memes, Final Exams, College News

Studying? Chained to your desk? Well, we went out into the internet and brought back some memes for motivation. There were a ton about failing fin...

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Harlequin Picks Up "Sh*t Girls Say" Book, But Can Old Industries Keep Up With Internet Time?

Lori Culwell | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Internet, Publishing, Book Publishing, Internet Memes, Sh*T Girls Say, Memes, Harlequin, Graydon Sheppard, E-Books, Kyle Humphrey, Video, Books News
Lori Culwell

Most Internet memes have the shelf life of a banana, and trying to capture these memes in traditional forms like publishing or television is often an exercise in "too little, too late, no one cares anymore."

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The New Prank Sweeping The Internet

The Huffington Post | Kia Makarechi | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Rick Rolling, House Music, Electronic Dance Music, Internet Pranks, Rick Roll, Avicii, Internet Memes, Video, Avicii Levels, Leveling, Avicii Levelling, Pranks, Memes, Slidepollajax, Levelling, Edm, Entertainment News

Move over, Rick Rolling, there's a new super annoying meme in town: Levelling (or Leveling, we're not entirely sure). While the former "thing" invo...

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Are Internet Memes Works Of Art? (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Carolyn Gregoire | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Are Memes Art, Memes Art, Whatshouldwecallme, Internet Memes, Pbs Idea Channel, Mashable, Hunger-Games-Pickup-Lines, Memes, Lolcats, Video, Teen News

We're all obsessed with Internet sensations like the Ryan Gosling 'Hey Girl' meme, Texts from Hillary, #whatshouldwecallme, and LOLCats -- but have yo...

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7 Sites You Should Be Wasting Time On Right Now

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 04.11.2012

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With Santorum out of the race and Instagram going mainstream, it's a tough week for all your creative energy. Whose expense are you going to laugh at ...

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Capitalizing on the Internet: From Meme to Marketplace

Greg Voakes | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Internet Memes, Memes, Slidepollajax, Internet Meme Key Chains, Internet Meme Business, Cheezburger, 4chan, Icanhascheezburger, Cat Memes, Lolcats, Funny Memes, Small Business News
Greg Voakes

Often designed for spreading original jokes with friends and having them gain momentum, memes are now the ultra popular bits of content that provide us with the occasional stifled laugh from our cubicle.

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WATCH: 'South Park' Uncovers The Dangers Of Memeing

Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Tebowing, Memeing, Psas, Video, South Park Dangers of Memeing, Funny Videos, Tv, Planking, Memes, South Park, Dangers of Memeing, Comedy News

"South Park" cut right to the quick of Internet safety Wednesday night by addressing memeing. Sure, things like Planking and Tebowing may seem like go...

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7 Sites You Should Be Wasting Time On Right Now

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Lol Something, Webcamtears, Time Wasting Sites, Single Topic Tumblrs, Funny Websites, Friday Night Lights, My First Computer, Draw Something Cheaters, 7 Sites You Should Be Wasting Time on Right Now, Academic Coach Taylor, Tumblr, They Volunteer, Video, Screenshots of Despair, Single Topic Blogs, Slidepollajax, Memes, The Hunger Games, Comedy News

Have some space to fill between Herman Cain ad parodies and Zou Bisou Bisou this afternoon? Trying to figure out where to steer your brain? Well you'r...

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The Ultimate Meme Text Conversation

Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: iPhone App, Video, Iphones, Meme Texting Conversation, Memes, Texting, Comedy News

Love memes? Find yourself using webspeak with your friends IRL? Great news! Apparently there's a new app out there that lets you text your favorite...

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Jolie'ing Photo Meme Sweeps Internet

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Oscars 2012, Jolieing, Video, Funny Pictures, Jolie'ing, Photo Posing Memes, Photo Posing Trends, Photo Memes, Pics & Giggles, Angelina Jolie, Oscars, Angelina Jolie Leg, Memes, Angelina Jolie Oscars, Comedy News

Angelina Jolie looked beautiful at the Oscars Sunday night in a black Versace dress with a high slit that showed off her legs, but as far as fashion s...

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David Moye

WATCH: People Make Like Superman Outside Of Car Windows

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 02.25.2012

Read More: Stunt, Weird UK, Weird Spain, Internet Memes, Video, Horsemanning, Supermanning, Batmanning, Superman, Owling, Internet Fads, Weird Photos & Videos, Planking, Memes, Weird News News

Planking -- the act of making one's body as stiff as a board in bizarre enviroments -- was popular last summer, but the fad has since died, leaving an...

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Who Is Paul McCartney?

Lucas Kavner | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Twitter, Memes, Who Is Paul Mccartney?, The Beatles, Grammy Awards, Paul McCartney, Twitter Beatles, Twitter Paul Mccartney, Video, Comedy News
Lucas Kavner

After the Grammy Awards, countless Twitter users were stumped, asking the age old question: "Who is Paul McCartney?" This is a helpful list of Paul McCartney's many accomplishments over the years.

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Finding Health in the Theme of Memes

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Healthy Eating, Healthy Living Health News, Katz, Health, Dr. David Katz, Weight Loss, Cinnamon Challenge, Diet, Richard Dawkins, Social Influence, Memes, Selfish Genes, Sugar, Health News, Health Memes, Healthy Living News
David Katz, M.D.

Unlike genes, over which we do not have true mastery and are unlikely to any time soon, memes are of our own devising. We have the means to make them do what we want.

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WATCH: Sh*t Native New Yorkers Say

Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: NY Around Town, New York Around Town, Shit New Yorkers Say, Video, New York News, Memes, Shit Native New Yorkers Say, NY Comedy, New York News

For those of you who weren't satisfied with "Shit New Yorkers Say" (Maybe it was too hipster? Not rude enough?), and who aren't yet tired of the "Shit...

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