Had I known it was going to be the last ROFLcon, I would have made it my first. Unfortunately for those such as myself who have never made it out to MIT for a semi-annual ROFLcon, they may never get to see one at all. This, the third one, declared in their show guide that they will not be having them in the future. “This is the last ROFL.con. Sort of. It’s been an amazing run — more stupendously successful than we could ever have possibly imagined — but for now we’re putting this trilogy to bed and riding out into the sunset. Our lives are taking us to new and exciting places so ROFLCon is on hiatus until…

That awkward moment when you realize that the memes listed in KnowYourMeme’s Best of 2011 list sucked – I just had it. What happened? Is Rebecca Black really a meme? Has something as profound as OccupyWallStreet replaced something as meaningless as the Rickroll? As I watched the video below, I was drawn to wanting to use 2007 catchphrases like “epic fail” to describe what 2011 was in the meme world. I understand there has been a transition thanks in part to Tumblr and Reddit where the quick-meme advice animals and rage comics of the past couple of years have filled our creative needs and replaced the…

Memes have been a staple of the Internet since emails were sent out with subject lines that started with “RE: FW: FW: FW: CC: RE: FW: RE: FW: FW: FW:”. 2010 was another stellar year for memes as old celebrities unintentional hit the spotlight and regular folks joined them in utter memeness. This graphic by MySpace takes 10 of the best ones from the year and visualizes them for us nicely. Below, you’ll find the live memes all on one nice page for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy….