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What is a MEME?
Written on Feb 23 2011

My friends have been sending me memes.  What is a meme, you ask?

According to Wikipedia:

A meme (play/ˈmm/[1]), a relatively newly coined term, identifies ideas or beliefs that are transmitted from one person or group of people to another. The concept comes from an analogy: as genes transmit biological information, memes can be said to transmit idea and belief information.

Further meme explanation: http://knowyourmeme.com/

Example meme:

 



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