Tag: MEMES

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

For those who don't follow Internet trends, 'meme' refers to an idea or joke that becomes widely popular on the Internet, especially once it spreads to non-Internet-savvy groups, such as politicians. Some notable recent memes include RickRoll, LOLCats, Chuck Norris "facts" and pretty much any video of an annoying kid doing something ridiculous on YouTube. The latest meme-du-jour, or flavor of ...

The popular Web site 4chan was started by a 15-year-old boy in his Long Island bedroom, and continues to be used by 15-year-old boys in their Long Island bedrooms. Boobie pics and skeevy comments are rampant on the site, cuz, well, boys will be boys. And they'll be even pervier cloaked in 4chan's total Internet anonymity (unlike other sites, such as MySpace and Gawker, 4chan does not require ...