Memepool

{{about|the American weblog active from 1998 to 2013|the memetics concept|meme pool}}

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Memepool was a multiple-author weblog, active from 1998, that listed links to interesting, obscure, weird, or funny items on the web along with a bit of commentary. Items often included multiple links with contents that conflict or comment on each other, similar to the sarcastic stylings of Suck.com.

Overview

Memepool was founded in 1998 by Joshua Schachter and a number of the early contributors, making it one of the earliest weblogs.{{cite book |last= O'Connor |first= Brett |date= 6 January 2007 |title= del.icio.us Mashups |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ZSu7DilY1XYC&dq=%22memepool%22&pg=PR19 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-0-470-14777-1 |access-date=18 August 2014 }} It was also one of the most popular early weblogs,{{cite news |title= Everybody into the memepool for links to some very odd sites |newspaper=USA Today | author=Janet Kornblum |date=3 May 2000 |url= https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/53463093.html?dids=53463093:53463093&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+03%2C+2000&author=Janet+Kornblum&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=Everybody+into+the+memepool+for+links+to+some+very+odd+sites&pqatl=google | access-date = 16 July 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102235508/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/53463093.html?dids=53463093:53463093&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+03%2C+2000&author=Janet+Kornblum&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=Everybody+into+the+memepool+for+links+to+some+very+odd+sites&pqatl=google | archive-date=2 November 2012 | url-status=dead }} with a reputation for strange and surprising links.{{cite news |title=THE WEB BROWSER; Site a flashback to cool, weird days of Internet | author=Joel Brown |newspaper=Boston Herald |date= 17 June 2001 |url= https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/74165888.html?dids=74165888:74165888&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+17%2C+2001&author=Joel+Brown&pub=Boston+Herald&desc=THE+WEB+BROWSER%3B+Site+a+flashback+to+cool%2C+weird+days+of+Internet&pqatl=google | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102235523/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/74165888.html?dids=74165888:74165888&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+17%2C+2001&author=Joel+Brown&pub=Boston+Herald&desc=THE+WEB+BROWSER%3B+Site+a+flashback+to+cool%2C+weird+days+of+Internet&pqatl=google | archive-date=2 November 2012 | url-status=dead }}{{cite news |title= One Super Site |newspaper=Newsweek |date= 15 May 2000 |url= http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-62006373.html | access-date = 16 July 2010}}

It was maintained by Schachter and Jeff Smith. Schachter's links collected for Memepool were the predecessor of a project that later became del.icio.us.{{cite book |title= Tagging: People-powered Metadata for the Social Web |last= Smith |first= Gene |year= 2008 |publisher=New Riders |isbn= 978-0-321-52917-6 |page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780321529176/page/162 162] |url= https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780321529176 |url-access= registration |quote= memepool. |access-date= 16 July 2010 }}

Unlike many weblogs, Memepool had no significant element of self-revelation by its authors.{{cite news |title= Bloggin' In | author=Glenn Gaslin |newspaper=Entertainment Weekly |date=10 August 2001 |url= http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,170228,00.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122121345/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,170228,00.html | archive-date=22 January 2013 | url-status=dead }} The website did not have a commenting system, but many of its links came from emailed submissions from readers.{{cite book |title=Rhetorical Democracy: Discursive Practices of Civic Engagement | author = John B. Killoran |editor1-first= Gerard A. |editor1-last= Hauser |year= 2004 |publisher=Routledge |isbn= 0-8058-4264-0 |page= 215 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=vwMMv_G7OikC&dq=%22memepool%22&pg=PA215 |access-date= 16 July 2010}}

Shutdown

On March 26, 2012, Memepool had its first posting since April 21, 2008, marking the longest hiatus in the blog's history. The site has been unavailable since at least December 14, 2013.{{cite web|title=Untitled Tweet|url=https://twitter.com/ptocheia/status/411726690646122496|access-date=5 February 2014|author=@ptocheia|date=13 December 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131223142251/https://twitter.com/ptocheia/status/411726690646122496 | archive-date=23 December 2013 | url-status=dead }}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20121129090547/http://www.memepool.com/ Memepool.com]

Category:American blogs

Category:Internet properties established in 1998

Category:Defunct websites