Hype List
This Month’s Overhyped Memes
Hype Level Position Last Month Expected Lifetime
Micropayment Schemes | Meme on the rise | Embryonic meme | 6 months
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DVD | About to die from overexposure | Mass-media mem | 5 months
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Quantum Computing | Embryonic meme | Embryonic meme | 12 months
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Bashing ATM | Meme on the rise | Meme on the rise | 6 months
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Web Annotation | Mass-media meme | Meme on the rise | 11 months
Steve G. Steinberg(hype-list@wired.com)
