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- spro, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3according to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme), the word "meme" was coined by Richard Dawkins, an ethnologist, in 1976.
- dcmusicfusion, on 01/20/2008, -0/+1So is the use of the word meme....a meme?
Great post by Darren on memes! Great digg! - dbarefoot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Spro: Er, the second paragraph starts "The ethnologist Richard Dawkins coined the term ‘meme’. He shortened it from ‘mimeme’, which was Greek for ‘something imitated’." What's your point?
- Junkbop, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I believe spro's point is that the word "meme" has been around for a while, used in many contexts, and established as a word with a specific meaning that is being applied, as opposed to invented, in the case of the original entry. Clearly then, "meme" is not a made-up, "***** term," but a word that helps to explain a phenomenon.
So if willynilly is so intent upon being industrious he might consider focusing on those kinds of endeavours, instead of chucking around rude criticisms. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Great, another word we don't need for a concept we already know and didn't need a word for to begin with.
Are we so lacking in useful enterprise that all we have left to do is make up ***** terms like "meme" and "Web 2.0"?
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