Meme

My introduction to YouTube was a viral video titled "Boom Goes the Dynamite". As it turned out, the video became part of Internet lore, and the term part of American vernacular. There are dozens of similar videos that have become what is called "meme" (pronounced meem). For those of us who quickly delete chain email, or don't have the inclination to follow viral stories, there is a source for the most significant meme, KnowYourMeme.

Know your meme is more than a collection of YouTube links. They have their own videos hosted by geeks in lab coats. They describe the source of the meme, show clips from the original source, and even follow-up on some of the near-celebrities. Check it out and never get left out of idle conversations again.