a geographical hypothesis proposed by British geographer Halford Mackinder during the first 2 decades of the 20th century, that any political power based in the heart of Eurasia could gain significant strength to eventually dominate the world.
Some notable examples include posting a photo of people lying down in public places (called planking) and uploading a short video of people dancing to the Harlem Shake. A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture. An Internet meme may take the form of an image, hyperlink, video, website, or hashtag. It may be just a word or phrase, including an intentional misspelling.
The Mashable Meme Machine is a daily look at five hilarious viral topics spreading across the web right now. Welcome back, boys and girls! The Meme Machine is sizzling hot today, with the latest topics that tickled our fancy from Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, Reddit, and the vast reaches of the internet. The menu is complete with a rejected teenager, ridiculous cults of personality, and Microsoft's CES speech to round it all out.