BuzzFeed - Buzz Tagged "internet memes" http://www.buzzfeed.com BuzzFeed, Find Your New Favorite Thing en Copyright 2012 BuzzFeed, Inc. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:31:03 -0500 editor@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) info@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) Meme Watch: Successful Black Man Is Borderline Offensive, But Hilarious http://www.uproxx.com/webculture/2011/08/meme-watch-successful-black-man-is-borderline-offensive-but-hilarious/

When I first took note of the Successful Black Man meme bumping around the web I thought, “Well that might be offensive to some.” However, it almost always made me laugh, though I'll admit to feeling kind of guilty for doing so. But now you can check out the funniest ones and feel guilty, too!

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]]> http://www.uproxx.com/webculture/2011/08/meme-watch-successful-black-man-is-borderline-offensive-but-hilarious/ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:02:16 -0400 <b>When I first took note of the Successful Black Man meme bumping around the web I thought, "Well that might be offensive to some."</b> However, it almost always made me laugh, though I&#39;ll admit to feeling kind of guilty for doing so. But now you can check out the funniest ones and feel guilty, too! uproxx nonadult The 9 Worst Times Internet Memes Jumped The Shark http://www.ranker.com/list/the-9-worst-times-internet-memes-jumped-the-shark/kel-varnsen

In TV, when a series “jumps the shark,” it means that it runs out of steam, and reaches the point where the premise has become tired and threadbare. But the idea of “jumping the shark” shouldn't just be limited to television. It happens on the Internet, too, when beloved running jokes and memes wear out the welcome and start to get stale.

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]]> http://www.ranker.com/list/the-9-worst-times-internet-memes-jumped-the-shark/kel-varnsen Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:02:13 -0400 In TV, when a series "jumps the shark," it means that it runs out of steam, and reaches the point where the premise has become tired and threadbare. But the idea of "jumping the shark" shouldn&#39;t just be limited to television. It happens on the Internet, too, when beloved running jokes and memes wear out the welcome and start to get stale. ranker.com nonadult Internet Memes On PBS http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrismenning/internet-memes-on-pbs

Rage comics, animated GIFs, Nyan Cat, and other forms of online visual culture get the respect they deserve in “Off Book” from PBS Arts. Researchers, artists, and thinkers from BuzzFeed, Know Your Meme, MemeFactory, Dump.fm, and Morningside Analytics share their views on how Internet Memes impact the world.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrismenning/internet-memes-on-pbs Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:57:42 -0400 <b>Rage comics, animated GIFs, Nyan Cat, and other forms of online visual culture get the respect they deserve in "Off Book" from PBS Arts.</b> Researchers, artists, and thinkers from BuzzFeed, Know Your Meme, MemeFactory, Dump.fm, and Morningside Analytics share their views on how Internet Memes impact the world. chrismenning nonadult The Rise And Fall Of An Internet Meme http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/the-rise-and-fall-of-an-internet-meme Memes: It's as if the dumb in-jokes your group of friends told in middle school were saved for posterity and recycled every year or so to annoy you. But we love them anyway. Right? Don't we? Yikes. ( From , via )

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/the-rise-and-fall-of-an-internet-meme Mon, 23 May 2011 13:01:20 -0400 <b>Memes: It&#39;s as if the dumb in-jokes your group of friends told in middle school were saved for posterity and recycled every year or so to annoy you.</b> But we love them anyway. Right? Don&#39;t we? Yikes. (<a href="http://www.cracked.com/article_19240_the-rise-fall-internet-meme-5Bchart5D.html">From</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Rocketboom/status/72705808143618048">via</a>) expresident nonadult Internet Mimes http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrismenning/internet-mimes Meme Mimes. I'm only surprised it took until now for this to exist.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrismenning/internet-mimes Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:00:53 -0500 <b>Meme Mimes.</b> I&#39;m only surprised it took until now for this to exist. chrismenning nonadult The Chronicles of Rick Roll http://www.buzzfeed.com/emmanuelc2/the-chronicles-of-rick-roll-26cc

Antoine Dodson, the double rainbow guy, and Numa Numa star in this epic adventure.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/emmanuelc2/the-chronicles-of-rick-roll-26cc Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:24:57 -0500 Antoine Dodson, the double rainbow guy, and Numa Numa star in this epic adventure. emmanuelc2 nonadult Batman Versus Internet Memes http://www.buzzfeed.com/nikoguy1/batman-versus-internet-memes-5xy Not even Batman can escape the wrath of the mighty internet trolls. Batman! Y U NO USE GUN? (Via College Humor .)

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/nikoguy1/batman-versus-internet-memes-5xy Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:02:05 -0500 <b>Not even Batman can escape the wrath of the mighty internet trolls.</b> <i>Batman! Y U NO USE GUN?</i> (Via <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1812593">College Humor</a>.) nikoguy1 nonadult The Internet: The Picture http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/the-internet-the-picture If there is an afterlife, I hope that it looks something like this.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/the-internet-the-picture Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:59:47 -0500 If there is an afterlife, I hope that it looks something like this. awesomer nonadult Keyboard Cat: The True Hollywood Story http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/keyboard-cat-the-true-hollywood-story

It's more complicated than you probably think.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/keyboard-cat-the-true-hollywood-story Fri, 22 May 2009 14:11:02 -0400 It&#39;s more complicated than you probably think. mjs538 nonadult Nobel Prize LOLcat http://www.buzzfeed.com/akdobbins/nobel-prize-lolcat Paul Krugman is a little busy accepting his Nobel Prize, so he posted this LOLcat to his blog instead.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/akdobbins/nobel-prize-lolcat Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:26:18 -0500 Paul Krugman is a little busy accepting his Nobel Prize, so he posted this LOLcat to his blog instead. akdobbins nonadult Meta Shiba Inu http://www.buzzfeed.com/akdobbins/meta-shiba-inu A Shiba watching a Shiba playing with a Shiba!

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/akdobbins/meta-shiba-inu Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:30:46 -0500 A Shiba watching a Shiba playing with a Shiba! akdobbins nonadult Oldest Ever LOLcat Found http://www.buzzfeed.com/tweetmeme/oldest-ever-lolcat-found-gasp-iz-from-teh-1905

This captioned LOLcat photo was found in a Seattle antique store, and the photograph is dated 1905.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/tweetmeme/oldest-ever-lolcat-found-gasp-iz-from-teh-1905 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:38:38 -0500 This captioned LOLcat photo was found in a Seattle antique store, and the photograph is dated 1905. tweetmeme adult Impossible Challenge http://www.buzzfeed.com/jonah/impossible-challenge This impossible challenge is floating around the web.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/jonah/impossible-challenge Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:24:16 -0400 This impossible challenge is floating around the web. jonah nonadult Christopher Poole http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/christopher-poole

The man who started the internet meme-machine and creator of LOLcat, 4chan , at age 15 was profiled in the Wall Street Journal .

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  1. Moot is Time’s Most Influential Person!!!
  2. 4Chan Creator Christopher Poole Interviewed by Rex Sorgatz
  3. A Virtual Unknown Meet ‘Moot,’ the Secretive Internet Celeb Who Still Lives With Mom
  4. OMG is That a Photo of Christopher Poole? (he’s Hot!)
  5. Did Christopher Poole Write This Mother’s Day Poem?
  6. The Master Of Memes - Christopher Poole Profiled in “Time”
  7. 5% Chance That Christopher Poole is in Fact Real But Just Some Incredibly Filthy 4chan Inside Joke
  8. What is 4chan? - a Forum Discussion
  9. 4chan on Wikipedia
  10. Traditional Media All of a Sudden Obsessed with “Memes”
  11. WSJ Article: “Modest Web Site Is Behind a Bevy of Memes”
  12. 4chan.org Website Is Shockingly Ghetto
]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/christopher-poole Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:32:29 -0400 The man who started the internet meme-machine and creator of LOLcat, <a href="http://4chan.org/">4chan</a>, at age 15 was profiled in the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121564928060441097.html?mod=rss_E-Commerce/Media"><i>Wall Street Journal</i></a>. peggy nonadult Inbox Victory http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/inbox-victory

Take a photo of yourself after you’ve emptied your email inbox down to zero items.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/inbox-victory Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:04:59 -0400 Take a photo of yourself after you've emptied your email inbox down to zero items. peggy nonadult Scouting Out "Camel Toads" http://www.buzzfeed.com/jonah/scouting-out-camel-toads An actual scan of a newspaper advice column about how to deal with a godson whose loves “scouting out camel toads” at the pool.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/jonah/scouting-out-camel-toads Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:17:27 -0400 An actual scan of a newspaper advice column about how to deal with a godson whose loves "scouting out camel toads" at the pool. jonah nonadult