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Meme Week: To Meme or Not To Meme

Started by goodwordediting · 9 months ago

Over the next few days, I’m going to catch up on my meme homework by answering three memes. All three of them are something more than link farms. Like Dawud Miracle said, the best memes…
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  • L.L. Barkat

    2 years ago

    I used to think, "Oh no!" because I have this vision of myself as an author who will be taken seriously (after the book comes out). And memes seem, well, so meme-ish. (They make some people squeamish.)

    But now, I totally take the opportunity to have fun in a way I don't otherwise do on my blog. Check it out, playing at Seedlings RIGHT NOW.
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  • Eve Nielsen

    2 years ago

    Could you define Meme for me? There are quite a few definitions out there and I'd like to now exactly what your talking about (that blast in the last post left my brain reeling :)
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  • Eve Nielsen

    2 years ago

    Is LL's four sythia post a meme? If so have the same mixed feelings as you do, Mark.

    I fluctuate between "I'm loved" to "groan, more work" to "do I really want people to know me that well online". :)
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  • Karin H.

    2 years ago

    Hi Marcus

    I have mixed feeling about meme's. Especially when it 'involves' ranking efforts. Only if a meme is about generating conversations I will 'take-it-on'.

    Robert Hruzek has done something else: a group writers project, would you consider that a meme? It was great fun participating, as was with the 'Gotta-get-goals' meme and the Ultimate Guide to Productivity.

    It does give you the chance to 'meet' other, new interesting bloggers.
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  • Dawud Miracle

    2 years ago

    I agree. Ideally, memes should be selected that fit your blogging goals and, ideally, add as much benefit to your readers as to your traffic.
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  • Jenn

    2 years ago

    There's something sort of e-mail-forward-ish about memes, but truly, I've only been tagged twice so far, and both times I was kind of flattered.
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  • Susan

    2 years ago

    glad that someone is reading enough to think of me - and then a slight panick as to how to tell the truth and edify at the same time.
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  • Eve Nielsen

    2 years ago

    Mark, TAG, you're it! (of course, ignore this tag if you're too busy :)
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  • Charity Singleton

    2 years ago

    I didn't realize what a "meme" was until reading this post. I have the same sort of schizophrenic thoughts about them as others who have commented. I am always flattered to have been tagged, but I rarely tag others because I'm still not sure of the etiquette in the blog world. How well do you have to "know" somebody out here before tagging them? What do you do if they choose not to "play"?
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