Sunday, March 7, 2010

meme?

What is meme?

WikiPedia's not helping:

meme (pronounced /ˈmiːm/, rhyming with "cream"[1]) is a postulated unit of cultural ideas, symbols or practices, which can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals or other imitable phenomena. (The etymology of the term relates to the Greek word μιμητισμός ([mɪmetɪsmos]) for "something imitated".)[2] Supporters of the concept regard memes as cultural analogues to genes, in that they self-replicate and respond to selective pressures.[3]

Related phrases: saint meme le tenu, sainte meme, souvigne sur meme, moi meme moitie, internet, meme, yahoo! meme, rester la meme, meme pool, meta meme

i like these two definitions:

1.) a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation); "memes ...
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

2.) The term Internet meme is a phrase used to describe a catchphrase or concept that spreads quickly from person to person via the Internet, much ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme_(Internet)

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