Tag: MEME

digg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2010/06/30/david-after-the-dentist-nets-family-150k/'; Don't let anyone ever tell you that being a viral-video star is not a viable profession. Business Insider reports that the DeVore family has made roughly $150,000 since January of last year, when David DeVore uploaded a video of his son, also named David, to YouTube. That video, 'David After Dentist,' ...

Share In celebration of... well, we're not sure what exactly (perhaps to raise awareness of migraine sufferers), Google has added a vuvuzela button to YouTube. Just click the soccer ball icon to overlay a loop of the blaring World Cup staples over almost any video on the site. It's great for transforming seemingly harmless clips (of bunnies staring, for instance) into terrifying, Stanley ...

The Facebook "like" button is ubiquitous these days, and it's pretty hard to find a site out there that doesn't include the little social networking widget. Obviously, the next step for any Web-based meme is to make its way into the real world, and like Rick Rolling before it, the "like" button has finally escaped into meatspace. The Facebook "like button" rubber stamp above was designed by ...

He's back. Believe it or not, it's been a full eight years since we last saw Ghyslain Raza -- or, as he's more commonly known, the 'Star Wars Kid.' But now, according to Motherboard, Raza has returned to public life -- although the road back has been far from easy. Shortly after he ascended to the zenith of the Internet on the strength of the lightsaber swordplay video he made as a chubby ...

Normally, Know Your Meme spends its time explaining the latest viral phenomena sweeping the Web. But Thursday, the site dedicated an episode of its Web video series to protecting the future of memes by explaining how to defend yourself against a YouTube takedown under Fair Use. Fair Use allows for limited, unlicensed inclusion of copyrighted material in other works for the purposes of ...

digg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2010/04/27/geocities-izer-revives-dead-web-host-in-all-its-animated-gif-glo/'; For 15 years, GeoCities allowed everyday folks to easily create and design their own personal Web pages, but the service was officially laid to rest last October. While the 'Cities may be gone, it is certainly not forgotten. With a little guidance from the Internet mediums at ...

When David DeVore first posted the now legendary video of his son's backseat existential crisis, he never expected it would be the viral and cultural sensation that it has since become. With over 54 million views, the clip was the second most watched video on YouTube in 2009, bested only (and inexplicably) by Susan Boyle. Unlike most YouTube celebrities, though, the DeVores have found a way to ...

Share Because these are the kinds of things that curious minds ponder, we're sure you've spent many a wee hour asking yourself if Nickelback sucks and how they could've ever accrued over 1 million fans on Facebook. That's twice the size of Boston, for Scott Stapp's sake! Well, the citizens of Facebook have heard your cry of confusion, and they've devised a brand new meme to finally answer the ...

Who could forget the deluge of Chuck Norris jokes and facts that flooded the Web a few years back? It's an Internet meme we'd certainly like to forget, but much like that annoying relative who visits every Christmas, it just won't go away. With that being said, we do love a good practical joke though -- especially if it's at the expense of "the man." Case in point, self-proclaimed "nerd" Arran ...

Have you noticed all those Facebook friends of yours with unusually colorful status updates? Have you found yourself befuddled in front of your computer, trying to figure out what you could've possibly done to make your girlfriend feel so "blue?" Don't worry, it's not the color of their mood ring, or even their own personal Terror Alert level. It's just the color of the bra they're wearing (or ...

Gather around, all you Internet wanderers, for a little story of a cat and a cheezburger. Once upon a time, a young entrepreneur took a fat gray cat and put, in a sans serif font like Arial or Impact, the words "I CAN HAZ CHEEZBURGER." Thus, a meme was born. But, as Mental Floss points out, the world of laughter and cats has been closely intertwined since the turn of the century. The gray cat, ...

While the rest of you are heading off with your families for a pleasant, pre-fall long weekend, serious game geeks are in Seattle at the Penny Arcade Expo, a video game convention for the die-hard. Premiering today, Ubisoft showed its new ad for 'Splinter Cell: Conviction,' featuring the tough guy protagonist Sam Fisher getting played off by none other than that electronic maestro himself (or ...

Ben Huh not only has one of the most appropriate names on the Net, but easily one of the greatest jobs, as well. [Ed. Note: The writer still thinks ICanHasCheezburger is funny.] Huh owns the company Pet Holdings, and under its random, hilarious, of-the-moment blogs, he administers FailBlog.org, Cheezburger, canine counterpart IHasAHotdog, and EngrishFunny. His collection of sites may not have ...

For those readers who don't find cats playing keyboards with Stevie Wonder-like swagger hilarious, today, you'll see justice. Keyboard Cat (one of the Internet's most baffling viral videos featuring a passive cat pounding out jams on a keyboard) is being challenged by Warner Music Group. Amongst some of Keyboard Cat's greatest hits is an edited video of Helen Hunt in the eighties film 'Desperate ...

During our quest to stay abreast of the latest Web memes -- and to break up the doldrums of your day with some comic relief -- it has been impossible to ignore the explosion of "Play him off, keyboard cat" videos. If you're not familiar with this cute little virtuoso, keyboard cat interrupts awkward and painful moments with some sweet, jazzy piano riffs. The original video was created by Brad ...