# Memepool

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American weblog active from 1998 to 2013

This article is about the American weblog active from 1998 to 2013. For the memetics concept, see [meme pool](/source/Meme_pool).

Memepool URL www.memepool.com Launched 1998 Current status Defunct

**Memepool** was a multiple-author [weblog](/source/Weblog), active from 1998, that listed links to interesting, obscure, weird, or funny items on the [web](/source/World_Wide_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](/source/Suck.com).

## Overview

Memepool was founded in 1998 by [Joshua Schachter](/source/Joshua_Schachter) and a number of the early contributors, making it one of the earliest weblogs.[1] It was also one of the most popular early weblogs,[2] with a reputation for strange and surprising links.[3][4] 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](/source/Delicious_(website)).[5]

Unlike many weblogs, Memepool had no significant element of self-revelation by its authors.[6] The website did not have a commenting system, but many of its links came from emailed submissions from readers.[7]

## 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.[8]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** O'Connor, Brett (6 January 2007). [*del.icio.us Mashups*](https://books.google.com/books?id=ZSu7DilY1XYC&dq=%22memepool%22&pg=PR19). John Wiley & Sons. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-470-14777-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-470-14777-1). Retrieved 18 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Janet Kornblum (3 May 2000). ["Everybody into the memepool for links to some very odd sites"](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). *[USA Today](/source/USA_Today)*. Archived from [the original](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) on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Joel Brown (17 June 2001). ["THE WEB BROWSER; Site a flashback to cool, weird days of Internet"](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). *[Boston Herald](/source/Boston_Herald)*. Archived from [the original](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) on 2 November 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["One Super Site"](http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-62006373.html). *[Newsweek](/source/Newsweek)*. 15 May 2000. Retrieved 16 July 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Smith, Gene (2008). [*Tagging: People-powered Metadata for the Social Web*](https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780321529176). New Riders. p. [162](https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780321529176/page/162). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-321-52917-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-321-52917-6). Retrieved 16 July 2010. memepool.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Glenn Gaslin (10 August 2001). ["Bloggin' In"](http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,170228,00.html). *[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)*.{{[cite news](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_news)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** John B. Killoran (2004). Hauser, Gerard A. (ed.). [*Rhetorical Democracy: Discursive Practices of Civic Engagement*](https://books.google.com/books?id=vwMMv_G7OikC&dq=%22memepool%22&pg=PA215). [Routledge](/source/Routledge). p. 215. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8058-4264-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8058-4264-0). Retrieved 16 July 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** @ptocheia (13 December 2013). ["Untitled Tweet"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131223142251/https://twitter.com/ptocheia/status/411726690646122496). Archived from [the original](https://twitter.com/ptocheia/status/411726690646122496) on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2014.

## External links

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

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