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October 28, 2004
The Meme Machine.
The New York Times discovers memes. "The Web is obsessed with anything that spreads, whether it's a virus, a blog or a rumor. And so the Internet loves memes.[1]" Then, in appropriate mimetic fashion, it quotes various blogs about memes ...
http://antidote.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/meme
http://iampariah.com/projects/memeslist.php
http://memes.org
http://memecentral.com/
http://mindingtheplanet.net
http://nodalpoint.org/node.php?id=1539
http://quotesexchange.com/2004/08/help-make-blogs-more-visible-05.html
http://snopes.com
http://streetmemes.com
http://Vmyths.com
[1] "A meme (rhymes with 'dream') is a unit of information -- a catchphrase, a concept, a tune, a notion of fashion, philosophy or politics. Memes compete with one another and are passed through a population in much the same way as genes pass through a species. Good strong memes can change minds, alter behaviour, catalyse collective mindshifts and transform cultures. In our information age, whoever has the memes has the power." Kalle Lasn, "The Meme Machine," The Ecologist, April, 2000.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2465/is_2_30/ai_62053052
Posted by sjc at October 28, 2004 3:41 PM
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