Neowin News Feed for: Meme

Someone wrote a script to block 'brainrot' content online using an $8 smart plug

Usama Jawad — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 07:38:02 +0000

A person has hacked together a script that connects to an $8 plug and uses it as a physical switch to block certain websites. Read more...

The face of Dogecoin has died at approximately 18-years-old

Paul Hill — Fri, 24 May 2024 16:02:01 +0000

Kabosu, the dog behind the Doge meme, has died at the age of 18. The dog became an internet meme in 2010 before being adopted as the mascot for the Dogecoin cryptocurrency, which launched in 2013. Read more...

Indiegala gets into hot water for promoting video game sale with offensive meme

Usama Jawad — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 09:30:01 +0000

Online game store Indiegala has come under a lot of fire recently for posting a potentially offensive meme to promote a sale, a marketing fiasco against which even the game's developer has complained. Read more...

Microsoft research project aims to make you funnier online

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 07:46:01 +0000

Microsoft Research has been working on a project called CAHOOTS, where a program automatically suggests funny memes that can be inserted into conversations, based on what you're talking about. Read more...

Happy birthday, GIF! Image format turns 25

Tyler Holman — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 09:01:57 +0000

The GIF, the beloved format of the web's greatest memes and sprite artists everywhere, just turned 25, and shows no signs of slowing down, so we decided to put together a list of our favorite GIFs. Read more...

AVG tries (and fails) to kill the original Rickroll

Tyler Holman — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:52:04 +0000

In an unusual course of events, anti-virus maker AVG has begun a bizarre (hopefully accidental) crusade to end the practice of 'Rickrolling' by having the original meme banned from YouTube. Really. Read more...

Zenimax files trademark on Skyrim meme

Paul Ferson — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:32:41 +0000

Zenimax, Bethesda's parent company, have filed a trademark in an attempt to own the rights to the phrase "Fus Ro Dah", which became a popular internet meme after the release of Skyrim. Read more...