Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id IAA13306 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Tue, 9 May 2000 08:52:24 +0100 From: "havelock" <havelock@tig.com.au> To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Subject: RE: A memebank - Elvis Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 17:50:05 +1000 Message-ID: <LNBBJFJFCJFOIJDOGJMAGEMDENAA.havelock@tig.com.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) In-Reply-To: <001101bfb984$768c21a0$7b01a8c0@Chris2> Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
it's not called a memebank but it does the same job:
http://oldies.about.com/entertainment/oldies/library/blelvislegends.htm?rnk=
r&terms=Elvis+lives
and for more categories
URL: http://oldies.about.com/library/blelvislegends.htm
hope this helps
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk [mailto:fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk]On Behalf
> Of Chris Klopper
> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 5:01 PM
> To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> Subject: Re: A memebank
>
>
>
> > In fact I believe that if you were to take the "Elvis lives" meme for
> example
> > and try to pinpoint it to the level of its accuracy you would probably
> find
> > that it is non-existent, when in fact it is probably only
> getting stronger
> > by the day (an interesting phenomena by itself), havent checked
> lately on
> > this meme....:-)
>
> Is there a case to be made for a memebank where circulating memes (the
> 'Elvis lives' meme)
> can be registered, their intensity (getting stronger) be tracked or
> commented (checked lately)
> upon, categories or classes be identified/assigned etc.? Or have I missed
> the fact that it is
> already in splendid existence? (point me there, then please).
>
> Chris K - Syntagm
>
>
>
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