The rise of the meme

"Meme" is by far the most popular name for a contagious idea.

Today, the Memetic Explosion continues to gather pace. In fact, memes are exploding!

Here is a graph from Google Trends which illustrates its progress so far:

History of "Meme" searches [Current image]

History of "Meme" searches [Current image]

Archived images - from 2010:

History of "Meme" searches [December 2010]

History of "Meme" searches [source]