MemeStreams

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MemeStreams
URL http://www.memestreams.com
Commercial? Yes
Type of site Social content website
Registration Free
Owner Industrial Memetics
Created by Tom Cross and Nick Levay

MemeStreams is an early social networking website, online community, and blog host that was established in 2001 by Industrial Memetics,[1].

Created by Tom Cross and Nick Levay[2][3], the site is particular popular among computer security professionals.[4][2]. Michael Lynn (Ciscogate), Virgil Griffith (Wikiscanner), Billy Hoffman (Ajax Security), and Dolemite (organizer of PhreakNIC) are all members of the site.

Memestreams employs a reputation system.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Episode 58 - Memetics. Binary Revolution (2004-08-17). Retrieved on 2007-10-15.
  2. ^ a b About MemeStreams. MemeStreams. Retrieved on 2007-10-16.
  3. ^ Levay, Nick. umich.edu. Retrieved on 2007-10-16.
  4. ^ Conti, Gregory (2005-03-01). "Why Computer Scientists Should Attend Hacker Conferences". Communications of the ACM. 
  5. ^ Tom Cross. IEEE SMC Information Assurance Workshop. Information Technology and Operations Center at West Point. Retrieved on 2007-10-15.

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