Today is my last day working for Rocketboom.
I’m incredibly proud of everything we’ve built over the last 3 years, and am particularly astounded by the success of Know Your Meme. It’s gone from some goofy ideas about wearing labcoats and talking about rickroll to a legitimate research operation, with a dedicated writing staff, 30+ videos, a guest appearance by Weird Al and millions of YouTube views.
The Meme Database website I first hacked together over 2 weeks in December 2008 has now grown into a 500,000+ daily pageviews internets powerhouse, with a blossoming community of researchers.
Our Internet video aggregator & viral video tracking system Mag.ma grows more expansive & useful by the day.
Come Monday I’ll be joining the awesome team at 140 Proof here in San Francisco, and am excited to be tackling some big new challenges.
contact → jamie@internetfamo.us, @jamiew, Facebook, KYM
Jamie’s been amazing co-worker and mentor for me this past year Rocketboom and before that with FuckFlickr. I’m very very proud to have work with him and excited to see him tackle new challenges at 140 Proof.