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Know Your Meme

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Know Your Meme is a site that researches and documents Internet memes and viral phenomena. Founded in December of 2007 by Rocketboom, Know Your Meme’s research is handled by an independent professional editorial and research staff and community members. In just a short 3-year period, the site grew to reach more than 2.5 million people every month and is considered the most authoritative source on news, history and origins of viral phenomena and Internet memes.

Recent Milestones

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  Know Your Meme was acquired by Cheezburger. (3/28/11)
  Posted 3/28/11 at 8:16pm via techcrunch.com
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  Know Your Meme added Greg Leuch as Designer. (1/1/09)
  Posted 7/19/12 at 12:37pm
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  Know Your Meme added Patrick Davison as Internet Scientist.
  Posted 7/19/12 at 12:37pm
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  Know Your Meme added Chris Menning as Community Manager.
  Posted 7/19/12 at 12:37pm
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  Know Your Meme added Don Caldwell as Editor.
  Posted 7/19/12 at 12:37pm
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  Know Your Meme added Brad Kim as Editor.
  Posted 7/19/12 at 12:37pm
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  Know Your Meme added Mike Rugnetta as Internet Scientist.
  Posted 7/19/12 at 12:37pm
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  Know Your Meme added Ellie Rountree as Co-creator.
  Posted 7/19/12 at 12:37pm
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  Know Your Meme added Kenyatta Cheese as Co-creator.
  Posted 7/19/12 at 12:37pm
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  Know Your Meme added Jamie Wilkinson as Co-creator.
  Posted 7/19/12 at 12:34pm
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  Know Your Meme added Amanda Brennan as Writer.
  Posted 7/19/12 at 12:37pm

Videos

Screenshots

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Above: Know Your Meme
Uploaded: 3/29/11

Sources

1. Cheezburger Network Buys Know Your Meme (techcrunch.com) [edit]