TechBusters #26: "The Meme Show"

Hosts:
Matt Hecht (Official, Facebook, Vimeo)
Scott Bazzle (Official, Twitter, YouTube)
Debo Aderibigbe (Facebook)

Runtime: 1:01:12

We celebrate six months of TechBusters goodness by diving into our second themed episode, analyzing the internet meme.  We discuss what exactly a meme is, how it gets created, how it spreads, and then give a comprehensive list of some of the more popular ones throughout web history.

A great resource for learning about the history of a particular meme is KnowYourMeme.com.

Popular memes:
The Rickroll
The Hamster Dance
Charlie the Unicorn
This Land is Your Land
Dancing baby
All your base are belong to us
LOLcats
Peanut butter jelly time (dancing banana)
OK Go music videos
Star Wars kid
Hitler rage videos
Charlie bit my finger

Recently popular memes:
The Man Your Man Could Smell Like
Double Rainbow
JK Wedding Entrance Dance
Bed Intruder
Cigar Guy

Our Favorite Memes:

Matt - Dramatic Prairie Dog
          LOL Internet
          It's A Trap

Scott - Leeroy Jenkins
           literal music videos
           Snakes on a Plane

Debo - Trololo
            I Love Bell Peppers
            Xhibit (We put "x" in your "X" so you can "X" while you "X")
            OMG CAT

TechBusters - Episode 26: "The Meme Show"