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{{stub}}[[Image:Knowurmemelogo_.png|frame|Where you can know ''your'' meme!]] | {{stub}}[[Image:Knowurmemelogo_.png|frame|Where you can know ''your'' meme!]] | ||
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'''''Know Your Meme''''' is a website created by the ''Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies'' in December 2008 that documents various [[Internet Memes|internet meme]]s and other internet phenomenon. It bears a slight resemblance to [[Wikipedia]] in the sense that anybody with an account can contribute meme entries, images, and comments. | '''''Know Your Meme''''' is a website created by the ''Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies'' in December 2008 that documents various [[Internet Memes|internet meme]]s and other internet phenomenon. It bears a slight resemblance to [[Wikipedia]] in the sense that anybody with an account can contribute meme entries, images, and comments. | ||
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==History and Details== | ==History and Details== | ||
| − | Know Your Meme's history dates all the way back to December 2007, as "evergreen content" reports.<sup>[http://knowyourmeme.com/about]</sup> In December 2008, the official website was started up. Ever since then, they've been researching and collecting memes for their database. In their August 09, 2009 episode focusing on the popular meme [[Weegee]], they summarized [[Youtube Poop]] as "clips of cartoons and other assorted junk strung together to form nonsensical moving images on [[ | + | [[Image:Roflbot-aeAU.jpg|thumb|left|An example on how an edited picture for a meme works on Know Your Meme.]] |
| + | Know Your Meme's history dates all the way back to December 2007, as "evergreen content" reports.<sup>[http://knowyourmeme.com/about]</sup> In December 2008, the official website was started up. Ever since then, they've been researching and collecting memes for their database. In their August 09, 2009 episode focusing on the popular meme [[Weegee]], they summarized [[Youtube Poop]] as "clips of cartoons and other assorted junk strung together to form nonsensical moving images on [[YouTube]]," albeit this description may be considered to be rather specific and may only describe some Youtube Poops. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Surprisingly, they recognize [[YouChewPoop]] as the possible creator of the "[[Cool Story, Bro]]" meme.<sup>[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cool-story-bro]</sup> | *Surprisingly, they recognize [[YouChewPoop]] as the possible creator of the "[[Cool Story, Bro]]" meme.<sup>[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cool-story-bro]</sup> | ||
| + | *Oddly enough, the most popular meme of all time there is the show [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]. Yeah, really...Actually, scratch that. It's now the <s>Slender Man</s>[[Pokemon|Pokeymans!!!]] | ||
*Some examples of regular contributors to Know Your Meme include [http://knowyourmeme.com/users/watcher Watcher] and [http://knowyourmeme.com/users/realgenius Real Genius.] | *Some examples of regular contributors to Know Your Meme include [http://knowyourmeme.com/users/watcher Watcher] and [http://knowyourmeme.com/users/realgenius Real Genius.] | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
*[http://knowyourmeme.com/ The Official Website]<br /> | *[http://knowyourmeme.com/ The Official Website]<br /> | ||
Latest revision as of 17:38, 5 May 2014
Know Your Meme is a website created by the Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies in December 2008 that documents various internet memes and other internet phenomenon. It bears a slight resemblance to Wikipedia in the sense that anybody with an account can contribute meme entries, images, and comments.
History and Details[edit]
Know Your Meme's history dates all the way back to December 2007, as "evergreen content" reports.[1] In December 2008, the official website was started up. Ever since then, they've been researching and collecting memes for their database. In their August 09, 2009 episode focusing on the popular meme Weegee, they summarized Youtube Poop as "clips of cartoons and other assorted junk strung together to form nonsensical moving images on YouTube," albeit this description may be considered to be rather specific and may only describe some Youtube Poops.
Trivia[edit]
- Surprisingly, they recognize YouChewPoop as the possible creator of the "Cool Story, Bro" meme.[2]
- Oddly enough, the most popular meme of all time there is the show My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. Yeah, really...Actually, scratch that. It's now the
Slender ManPokeymans!!! - Some examples of regular contributors to Know Your Meme include Watcher and Real Genius.
