What is a Meme?

No, this site is not "me me dot ca" it is Meme.ca. A meme is commonly thought of a chain letter, viral advertisement, viral video or a sheet of questions that the receiver must answer before passing on to others. You will see many of them on a variety of blogs covering different subjects, and asking different questions, but it goes much more deeply than that, as a blog on chain letters could get rather boring.

Dictionary.com defines a meme as:

A unit of cultural information, such as a cultural practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another.

Wikipedia has a page on meme's which says:

Different definitions of meme generally agree, very roughly, that a meme consists of some sort of a self-propagating unit of cultural evolution...

At Meme.ca you will see us talking about cultural information and cultural practices and cultural evolution, covering all sorts of topics, including the popular meme's hitting your e-mail box, or being passed from blog to blog. Videos that are growing quickly in popularity and labeled as viral will also be featured here. We will also highlight some of the social circles online that are popular, as well as the services catering to those different groups. Information on social networking, and the tools of social networking will also be a focus here at Meme.ca.

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