Three and a half months after Twitter's stop-motion inauspicious foray into pseudo-video began, Vine has officially made it in the Internet world, thanks to a pitch-perfect (if kinda creepy) meme built on a meme god of Internet yore (as in, like, last year).
For an as-of-yet unnamed price, you too can board a massive luxury ocean liner much like the Titanic for its maiden voyage in 2016. And just as it was on that fateful journey, you too could go down with the ship, according to designs unveiled today.
The hosts of the Today show committed meme murder on Wednesday, and the viral dance craze died swiftly. It was one week old.
A new kind of populist electronic music called "trap" has been skirting the mainstream for a few months now, but hasn't yet broken through. Could a bunch of silly viral videos make the genre a household name?
According to a progression of photos, you can see the New York Senator and inaugural MC smiling behind Malia Obama, realize he'd been caught, then try to hide behind Malia again. But is it meme-worthy?
Yes, there's a tumblr and a hashtag for the invisible-girlfriend photo, and, yes, it's an early candidate for meme of the year. But just because it sounds like "Tebowing" doesn't mean it is.
A lot of the big viral things this year had shorter life expectancies than usual, thanks to the cool-hunters who singlehandedly ended them. Here's our interactive guide to the last 12 months in Internet obituaries.
Nate Silver is a really boring drunk and might be a witch but only on his off days when he's not feeling quite like himself. At least that's what he said in a new interview where he debunked some of the fun memes that popped up after the election.
Since Nate Silver was also declared one of Tuesday night's election winners two competing memes involving the now heroic statistician have popped up on Twitter: "Drunk Nate Silver" and #natesilverfacts.
Local news coverage of Sandy has already brought us images of windblown correspondents, people boarding up buildings, and now, an Internet meme come to life: NBC Washington caught a man jogging shirtless wearing a horse head mask.
Here's a 21st Century story about the speed with which an innocent joke becomes a roaring Twitter meme and just as quickly dies in the GIF wastelands of Tumblr.
Inspired by Edwards' popular Tumblr, Fake Science, his recent book Fake Science 101 follows in the ever-growing trend of parodies and blogs-to-books. "Science is the beginning of a conversation," he writes. We talked to him to find out what the fake stuff can teach us about the real—in science, of course, but also in the broader book world.
Idiot Nerd Girl — a meme featuring a girl in oversized glasses with the word "NERD" written across her hand — is one example of geek culture's entrenched misogyny, but recently one woman decided to take action on the matter, or, rather, the meme.
A fuzzy animal that's equal parts adorable and terrifying has taken the Internet by storm. It's called the Venezuelan Poodle Moth and for the love of all that is holy we hope that it's real.
Some of us get our news through serious media like newspapers or nifty digital sites like this one, and then there are those who get our daily news fix via Oreos, and, in fact, we're all for it.
The site, if you haven't seen it, offers feminist statements over pictures of Gosling looking hot and bothered. But the goal, at least initially, was just to make a silly study guide.
Corners of the internet are pretty excited this morning about a photo making the rounds, one that seems to show dowdy old Prince Charles of England gleefully chasing a honey boo boo-esque child who is holding a bottle of bubbles.
Not willing to let a major event happen go by without turning it into a meme, the Internet has birthed a series of viral healthcare jokes, which appeared on Facebook and Twitter in the hours after news broke of the Supreme Court's decision.
Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Graphics Interface Format this month we put together a history of the animated GIF -- in GIF form.
We're all attachment daters on some level. That's what dating is: Attaching, and detaching, and sometimes attaching again. You're probably not as bad as the "Overly Attached Girlfriend" meme, but chances are, you show some signs of attachment to whomever you are dating.
On the Internet, there are certain principles that remain the same, regardless of the breaks you take or long weekends that are thrust upon you without your approval. One of those things is anger.
Once again, nearly as consistently as prying public discussions into the supposed ticking of our biological clocks, the Cosmo-esque fake cover of Overanalyzing magazine has been recirculating. Where did it come from?
It was with a pang that we learned that thanks to a copyright complaint, the original RickRoll'D video had been removed from YouTube.
We love to talk about relationships, good and bad, and probably always will. Most especially, we love it when we think people are doing them wrong.
R.I.P., Falling Bear, who burst onto the viral scene less than a week ago. We hardly knew ye.
#WhatShouldWeCallMe is a popular tumblr that has spawned multiple imitators, which is a good thing for any meme, but copies are proliferating so quickly, #What is at serious risk of killing itself like "What I think I Do" and Sh-t Girls Say memes before it.
Dominic Basulto has an interesting piece in The Washington Post arguing that for politicians in the internet era, a viral meme is the new soundbite.
In a matter of just a few days, we have two different yet oddly similar men competing for our attention in the world of memes, and also in real life.
Though it's certainly a small subset of the Internet, the roughly 43,000 folks who follow @horse_ebooks are probably pretty interested to know that the creator of their much-loved Twitter spambot has at long last been outed by Adrien Chen at Gawker.
Beyond "girly" pinboards showcasing the latest fashion trends, there's a silly side to Pinterest, which has taken a few notes from the Internet's silliest platform, Tumblr.
Having grown tired of "Shit Girls Say," some of our favorite Facebookers and Tweeters have propped the "What I Do" meme on their social media shoulders, and it looks like it's here to stay.
Do you love Mad Men like we love Mad Men? Have you been waiting so long for the show to begin its fifth season that you barely even remember where we left off?
One month and 12 million views later, the original 'Shit Girls Say' video is still inspiring copycats and we don't expect them to stop anytime soon.
Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your fiveminutes (or less) of attention. Today: The only adult puppet in the room is running for president, the 'Shit Girls Say' parody to end all 'Shit Girls Say' parodies, and The New York Times wants to improve your texting and walking skills.
Jon Herrman at Splitsider tries to trace birth and maturation of @Horse_ebooks, maybe the most unlikely Twitter celebrity ever.
Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your fiveminutes (or less) of attention.
Michael Selvidge only started his job in Twilio's communications department three weeks ago, but he's already scored his first viral marketing hit -- practically by accident and all thanks to one retweet from New York Times tech reporter Jenna Wortham.
Considering we live a lot of our lives online, looking at the Internet zeitgeist provides an accurate and interesting glimpse of the year's most salient topics.
Facebook has mined its rather sizable treasure trove of data and users to reveal what were the most talked about topics on the social network in 2011.
The New York Times Magazine explain these so-called "memes" to readers
Unlike 2008, the sad pictures meme seems even more pervasive
This is what happens when YouTube loosens its time limits for uploads
NMATV tries to make a viral video out of Obama's recent, adorable viral videos
If a new YouTube channel isn't part of the re-election campaign, it should be
The new Tumblr turned some heads today. Kind of like Hilary does when she whispers
All the requisite steps are in place for a Bronx Zoo cobra sequel
Here's what everyone's first social network friend has been up to
Jose Duarte makes infographics with balloons, string, chalk and construction paper
The Internet hands us a lot of these, but somehow this one seems particularly depressing
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