Those of us in the social media industry spend the majority of our time on the Internets, trying out new tools, making e-friends, and playing (the recently departed) Scrabulous.
Five years ago, this might have gotten us labeled as “dorks” or “nerds”. But somewhere in the progression of things, being an Internet geek became kinda cool (but only kinda). We’re the first ones to learn about breaking news. We’ve got the “in” on what the mainstream media doesn’t talk about during election time.
But what really makes us stand out is our vast knowledge of Internet memes. Sure, knowing all the words to “Chocolate Rain” really isn’t anything all that special, but we do find out about these e-sensations months (and sometimes years) before your mom gets wind of them. And you know that once mom finds out about them, the coolness factor quickly drops to zero.
So to help you keep up with what’s going on in the meme world, some kind soul put together this really cool interactive meme timeline. Learn it. Love it. Embrace the geek within you.
