Know Your Meme - Wikipedia

Know Your Meme (KYM) is a website and video series which uses wiki software to document various Internet memes and other online phenomena, such as viral ... KnowYourMeme FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch WebsiteandvideoseriesdocumentingInternetmemesandonlinephenomena KnowYourMemeTypeofsiteEncyclopediaAvailable inEnglishOwnerLiterallyMediaLtd.Created byRocketboomEditorDonCaldwellURLknowyourmeme.comRegistrationOptionalLaunchedNovember 25,2007;14yearsago (2007-11-25)Current statusOnline KnowYourMemeGenreInternetdocumentaryStarringCurrentcastBrianColbertKennedyKatieMolinaroEricBellowsJonAllenFormercastJoanneColanKenyattaCheeseGregLeuchElspethRountreeJamieWilkinsonPatrickDavidsonMikeRugnettaKristinaHornerForestGibsonSarahHirakiAlisonLuhrsRobWhiteheadCountryoforiginUnitedStatesofAmericaOriginallanguageEnglishNo.ofseasons7No.ofepisodes108(asofMay18,2017)ProductionRunningtimeVariesProductioncompaniesRocketboom(2007–2011),CheezburgerNetwork(2011–)ReleaseOriginalreleaseDecember17,2007 (2007-12-17) –present JamieWilkinsonandKenyattaCheeseatROFLConII KnowYourMeme(KYM)isawebsiteandvideoserieswhichuseswikisoftwaretodocumentvariousInternetmemesandotheronlinephenomena,suchasviralvideos,imagemacros,catchphrases,Internetcelebritiesandmore.Italsoinvestigatesnewandchangingmemesthroughresearch,asitcommercializesontheculture.OriginallyproducedbyRocketboom,thewebsitewasacquiredinMarch2011byCheezburgerNetwork,which,in2016,wasacquiredbyLiterallyMedia.[1][2]KnowYourMemeincludessectionsforconfirmed,submitted,deadpooled(rejectedorincompletelydocumented),researching,andpopularmemes. Contents 1Website 1.1DogeNFTAuction 2Episodes 2.1Season2007 2.2Season2008 2.3Season2009 2.4Season2010 2.5Season2011 2.6Season2012 2.7Season2017 2.8Specialepisodes 3Reception 4Seealso 5References 6Furtherreading 7Externallinks Website[edit] TheKnowYourMemeprojectstartedinSeptember2007asarecurringsegmentinsideoftheRocketboomvideoseriesandawikidestinationsitetosupportthedocumentationofInternetmemes.CreatedbyKenyattaCheese,ElspethRountree,JamieWilkinsonandAndrewBaron,[3]"memeexperts"inwhitelabcoatsusedascientificlaboratorymetaphorforanalyzinganddeconstructingthetopmemesoftheday;anyonewithanaccountcouldusethewebsitetoexploreandcontributetomemeresearch.Attheendof2008,aftermorethanayearofgrowth,RocketboomreleasedanexpandeddatabasewithJamieWilkinsonastheleaddeveloper.[4]AsofJanuary2017,thedatabasecontainedmorethan2,700entriesof"confirmed"memes.[5] Theadministratorshaveasayonwhatgetsconfirmedandwhatgets"Deadpooled"orrejected.[6]SomeofthememeentriesaregraphicandNotSafeForWork(NSFW).[7]NSFWentrieshavewarningsplacedalongthetopoftheentryandadsareusuallydisabled.Thesewarningsmaydifferfromconsequences,suchasbans.KnowYourMemealsohasaforumsection,blog,andshop.Dr.SeanRintel,whowroteTheAutomatedIdentityblog,describedKnowYourMemeas"lucrative,self-supportingresearchthatblendsthehumorousandtheserious."[8]AsofMarch2019,thesiteismaintainedbyseveneditorialstaffmembers(DonCaldwell,AdamDowner,MattSchimkowitz,BrianaMilman,SophieDickinsonandPhilippKachalin)andonedeveloper(MikeSchwab)inconjunctionwithagroupofdedicatedmoderators.FormerstaffresearchersincludeChrisMenning,AmandaBrennan,MollyHoranandAriSpool.[9] TheKnowYourMemewebsiteandwebserieswereacquiredinMarch2011byCheezburgerNetworkforanundisclosedseven-figureamount.[10] DogeNFTAuction[edit] InJune2021,theoriginalDogememewasmintedbyAtsukoSato,thememe'soriginalcreator.TheNFTwassoldonJune12,2021for1696ETH(USD$4,100,000),[11]makingitthemostvaluablememeNFTtobesoldtodate.[12]ItisthefirstmemeNFTtobeofficiallyauthenticatedandcuratedbyKnowYourMeme. Episodes[edit] EpisodesoftheKnowYourMemeshowaverageafewminutesinlengtheach.Inagivenepisode,theKYMstaffdescribememesandthehistorybehindthem.Newepisodesappearinirregularintervalsoftime.Breakingmemeepisodesstartedin2010.Separatedinseasons,thevideosdescribethememeusinghandyimages. Thissectiondoesnotciteanysources.Pleasehelpimprovethissectionbyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.(June2021)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) Thissectionmaycontainanexcessiveamountofintricatedetailthatmayinterestonlyaparticularaudience.Pleasehelpbyspinningofforrelocatinganyrelevantinformation,andremovingexcessivedetailthatmaybeagainstWikipedia'sinclusionpolicy.(June2021)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) Season2007[edit] Episode MemeCovered Airdate 1 OneTake December17,2007 2 Rickrolling December18,2007 3 ILikeTurtles December19,2007 4 MissTeenSouthCarolina December20,2007 5 LOLCats December21,2007 6 Technoviking December24,2007 7 DramaticChipmunk December26,2007 8 ReactionVideos&PiggybackMemes December27,2007 9 ChocolateRain December28,2007 10 CrankThat(SouljaBoy) December31,2007 Season2008[edit] Episode MemeCovered Airdate 1 Cory'sSunglasses February6,2008 2 tinaecmusic August1,2008 3 Allyourbasearebelongtous August15,2008 4 Édgar'sfall September5,2008 5 ORLY? September10,2008 6 FAIL September24,2008 7 Boomgoesthedynamite December22,2008 8 Bushshoeingincident December23,2008 9 Magibon December24,2008 10 TheLipdub December26,2008 11 DisasterGirl December29,2008 12 PoliticalMemesof2008 December30,2008 13 ProjectChanology December31,2008 14 ShibaInuPuppyCam December31,2008 Season2009[edit] Episode MemeCovered Airdate 1 StarWarsKid January2,2009 2 Boxxy March10,2009 3 NumaNuma March31,2009 4 YoDawg April13,2009 5 ChristianBaleRant April16,2009 6 SingleServingSites April23,2009 7 PeanutButterJellyTime May8,2009 8 CreepyChan May28,2009 9 KeyboardCat July7,2009 10 ThreeWolfMoon July30,2009 11 Weegee August7,2009 12 BubbRubb August17,2009 13 DavidAfterDentist September2,2009 14 Geddan/GetDown October1,2009 15 WheretheHellisMatt? October8,2009 16 AutoTune(withspecialguest"WeirdAl"Yankovic) November10,2009 17 BalloonBoy November18,2009 18 OmNomNom December18,2009 Season2010[edit] Episode Subject Airdate 1 AdviceDog January29,2010 2 PhoneticTranslations March4,2010 3 EpicBeardMan April6,2010 4 JosephDucreux/ArchaicRap April13,2010 5 BreakingMeme:StandingCat April23,2010 6 BreakingMeme:TheDownfallofDownfall? April29,2010 7 MyNewHaircut May25,2010 8 Magnets,HowDoTheyWork? June12,2010 9 TrollBait July1,2010 10 DoubleRainbow July9,2010 11 LyingDownGame/PlayingDead August3,2010 12 AntoineDodson(BedIntruder) August27,2010 13 LeeroyJenkins September2,2010 14 It'sOver9000! October1,2010 15 BrotherSharp October12,2010 16 Creepypasta October29,2010 17 Tenso November16,2010 18 GIJoePSAs November23,2010 Season2011[edit] Beginningwiththe2011season,thecastoftheepisodeschangedfromtheoriginalcast(JamieDubs,Yatta,Elspethjane,PatrickDavisonandMikeRugnetta)toForestGibsonandKristinaHorner. Episode Subject Airdate 1 RageComics June14,2011 2 Philosoraptor July6,2011 3 MyLittlePony:FriendshipisMagic August10,2011 4 BreakingMeme:ChuckTesta September29,2011 5 HipsterMemes October11,2011 6 OccupyWallStreet October18,2011 7 Minecraft November2,2011 8 60'sSpider-man November15,2011 9 Pedobear November22,2011 10 CasuallyPepperSprayEverythingCop October18,2011 11 SkyrimCatchphrases December15,2011 12 FirstWorldProblems December22,2011 Season2012[edit] KristinaHornerlefttheshowinearly2012andstartingwiththeErmahgerdepisodeinAugust2012,thecastofInternetscientistsexpandedtoForestGibson,SarahHiraki,AlisonLuhrsandRobWhitehead. Episode Subject Airdate 1 Supercuts January12,2012 2 ProtestPIPA/SOPA January18,2012 3 Friendzone January26,2012 4 ShitPeopleSay February3,2012 5 Guile'sThemeGoesWithEverything February10,2012 6 Cinnamonchallenge February17,2012 7 WhatPeopleThinkIDo March12,2012 8 Derp March19,2012 9 SlenderMan March27,2012 10 NyanCat April3,2012 11 AncientAliens April10,2012 12 SociallyAwkwardPenguin April17,2012 13 RidiculouslyPhotogenicGuy April28,2012 14 ScumbagSteve May10,2012 15 Dolan May29,2012 16 Ermahgerd August9,2012 17 Girl'sGuidetotheInternet August17,2012 18 Futurama August23,2012 19 Homestuck September7,2012 20 ThatReallyRustledMyJimmies September14,2012 21 Fanfiction September22,2012 22 TrollScience September28,2012 23 IntrotoPokémonMemes(PartI) October10,2012 24 IntrotoPokémonMemes(PartII) October24,2012 Season2017[edit] In2017,anewseasonthatwasrenamed"KnowYourMeme101"beganairing.Manyepisodesstartwohostsbeingtwoofthesefour:BrianColbertKennedy,KatieMolinaro,EricBellows,andJonAllen.AllepisodesnarratedbyTuckerMaloney,writtenbyWilliamApplegateJr.Thepilotuptoepisode7editedbyLindsayPenn,whileepisode8gavetheeditcredittoConnelPostProduction. Episode Subject Airdate Pilot IncreasinglyVerboseMemes April2,2017 1 TheMandelaEffect April5,2017 2 Rule34 April12,2017 3 CashMeOusside April27,2017 4 ShootingStars May3,2017 5 WhoWouldWin? May10,2017 6 PepsiUnitedSpicer May18,2017 7 Foodom(PartI) May31,2017 8 Foodom(PartII) June14,2017 Specialepisodes[edit] Episode Subject Airdate N/A TheGameShow!Pwn,Win,orFail! March25,2009 N/A KYMMemeWeek:Geddan/GetDown December21,2009 N/A KYMMemeWeek:YoDawg December22,2009 N/A KYMMemeWeek:AutoTune December23,2009 N/A KYMMemeWeek:Boxxy December24,2009 N/A KYMMemeWeek:KeyboardCat December26,2009 Reception[edit] Thissectionisinlistformatbutmayreadbetterasprose.Youcanhelpbyconvertingthissection,ifappropriate.Editinghelpisavailable.(September2019) InAugust2009,TIMEmagazineselectedKnowYourMemeasamongthe50BestWebsitesof2009.[13] InNovember2009,NewYorkTimesLensBloglisted"KnowYourMemeAutotuneEpisode"asamust-seevideo.[14] InNovember2009,Wired.commentionedKnowYourMemeinanarticleaboutAutotune.[15] InDecember2009,TheWinnipegFreePresscalledKnowYourMemethebestwebsiteof2009.[16] InDecember2009,NPRinterviewedKenyattaCheeseofKnowYourMemeonthesubjectofInternetmemes.[17] InDecember2009,MSNBCcitedKnowYourMemeonthesubjectofBalloonBoyandcalledthearticle"meticulouslyrecorded".[18] InJanuary2010,TheWallStreetJournalcitedKnowYourMemewhendiscussingthetrendoftheBraColorStatusUpdatesonFacebook.[19] InApril2010,KnowYourMemewonaStreamyAwardin2010forBestGuestStarinaWebSeries. InMay2012,KnowYourMemewonthePeople'sVoiceWebbyAwardinBlog-Culturalcategory.[20] InJune2014,KnowYourMemewasinductedintotheWebArchivingProgramofAmericanFolklifeCenterattheLibraryofCongress.[21] InMay2016,thewebsitewascitedasasourceforexplainingtheconceptof"dankmemes"inregardstothepoliticalcampaigningintheAustralianfederalelectionduringadiscussionontheABCtelevisionprogrammeInsiders.[22][23] InJune2018,KnowYourMemewasusedasasourceformetadatainalarge-scaleacademicstudyofmemesacrossvarioussocialnetworks.[24] Seealso[edit] Internetportal EncyclopediaDramatica Internetmeme ListofInternetphenomena Lurkmore Uncyclopedia UrbanDictionary Viralvideo References[edit] ^"LiterallyMediaBuysCheezburgerToReachMillennials".www.mediapost.com.RetrievedJune13,2019. ^"Cheezburger'snewownerisIsraelidigital-mediacompany".TheSeattleTimes.April21,2016.RetrievedJune13,2019. ^"Credits".KnowYourMeme. ^"TheHistoryofKnowYourMeme".Dembot.December6,2012.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonOctober20,2013.RetrievedOctober19,2013. ^"ConfirmedEntries".KnowYourMeme.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonSeptember17,2012.RetrievedOctober19,2013. ^"DeadpooledEntries".KnowYourMeme.RetrievedOctober19,2013. ^"NSFW".KnowYourMeme.June17,2012.RetrievedOctober19,2013. ^Rintel,Sean(September24,2011)."KnowYourMeme« SeanRintel".Seanrintel.com.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonOctober22,2013.RetrievedOctober19,2013. ^"About".KnowYourMeme.RetrievedAugust11,2015. ^Hustvedt,Marc."'KnowYourMeme'AcquiredByCheezburgerinSeven-FigureDeal".TubefilterNews.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonSeptember17,2012.RetrievedMarch28,2011. ^"Doge|ZORA". ^"'Doge'NFTsellsfor$4million".June11,2021. ^Fisher,Adam(August24,2009)."KnowYourMeme-50BestWebsites2009".TIME.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonAugust27,2009.RetrievedOctober19,2013. ^Olsen,Erik;Bracken,Kassie(November13,2009)."MustSee:Pakistan'sAnti-YankeeRock".TheNewYorkTimes. ^Thill,Scott(November16,2009)."WillAuto-TuneDie?AskKnowYourMemeand'WeirdAl'–Underwire–Wired.com".Wired. ^Augustine,Anthony(December13,2009)."SiteSeeing".WinnipegFreePress. ^"InternetMemesSpreadViralAmusement".NPR.org.NPR.December26,2009.RetrievedOctober19,2013. ^"'Imaletyoufinish'—topNetmemesof'09-Technology&science-Techandgadgets-Technotica|NBCNews".NBCNews.December30,2009.RetrievedOctober19,2013. ^Valentino-DeVries,Jennifer(January11,2010)."TheMysteryoftheFacebookBra-ColorMeme".TheWallStreetJournal. ^Paul,Sonia(May1,2012)."16thAnnualWebbyAwardWinners:TheCompleteList".Mashable. ^"Gettingseriousaboutcollectingandpreservingdigitalculture|FolklifeToday".blogs.loc.gov.June5,2014.RetrievedOctober20,2016. ^"WATCH:'Insiders'HadToExplain'DankMemes'ToBoomers,RIPTheInternet".Pedestrian.tv.May22,2016.RetrievedFebruary13,2018. ^Atkins,Denis(May22,2016)."Coolkidsbringdankmemesintotheelectioncampaignbutonlyforananosecond".TheCourierMail.RetrievedFebruary13,2018. ^Sonnad,Nikhil."Finally,ascientificlistofthemostpopularmemesontheinternet".Quartz.RetrievedJune5,2018. Furtherreading[edit] Tiffany,Kaitlyn(March6,2018)."Thestoryoftheinternet,astoldbyKnowYourMeme".TheVerge.RetrievedMarch7,2018. Nelson,Ryan(March31,2018)."Howtobecomeamillionairewritingaboutmemes:KnowYourMeme.comCaseStudy".RetrievedMarch31,2018. 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