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commander bunnypants

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Mon Jul-12-04 02:09 PM
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what is a blog?

sorry I am not a computer guru..

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Worst Username Ever

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Mon Jul-12-04 02:11 PM
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1. Web log.. shortened to "Blog." N/t

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amber dog democrat

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Mon Jul-12-04 02:11 PM
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2. Its a kind of web page

kind of a personal web page, AKA web log,

or blog

now can some one tell me what a meme is ?

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Stevendsmith

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Mon Jul-12-04 02:25 PM
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5. meme

Main Entry: meme
Pronunciation: 'mEm
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of mimeme, from mim- (as in mimesis) + -eme
: an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture

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amber dog democrat

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Mon Jul-12-04 02:29 PM
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8. Thanks

This is interesting.

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Javamancer

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Mon Jul-12-04 02:25 PM
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6. check out straight dope's website for a discussion on memes

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/040213.html

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amber dog democrat

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Mon Jul-12-04 02:29 PM
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7. This is cool

i will have to give it more attention later.

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No2W2004

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Mon Jul-12-04 02:12 PM
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3. Simply put,

Its an internet diary. You can just post your thoughts, or what happened throughout your day, and interesting stuff you've come across during surfing. You can also get more elaborate and make it issue driven and make it more like a web site. Go to www.blogger.com for more info.

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Stevendsmith

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Mon Jul-12-04 02:15 PM
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4. My Blog

Edited on Mon Jul-12-04 02:19 PM by Stevendsmith

is read mainly by my friends, but I have a list of great blogs on the right side.

http://smithantics.blogspot.com/

On edit: Not all the sites listed on the right side of my blog are blogs. Good blog examples are Atrios, Kevin Drum, Daily Kos, Josh Marshall.

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displacedtexan

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Mon Jul-12-04 02:31 PM
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9. You are the master of the headline, Stevensmith!

I'm jealous!

BTW, your "Booya" link is broken.

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Stevendsmith

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Mon Jul-12-04 03:00 PM
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10. Thanks for the compliment!

What's the "Booya link"?

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