Viral boom: Internet memes out the Russian meteor

It took a rock from space to derail the viral supremacy of the "Harlem Shake," but that's exactly what Friday's Russian meteor has accomplished.

  1. I wonder if Sarah Palin could see the meteor from her house. #Russia #Meteorproblems
  2. Google Self-Driving Asteroids still clearly in beta
  3. RT @robfee: A massive meteor hit Russia injuring hundreds. Rihanna insists the meteor has changed & that everyone should give the meteor another chance.
  4. For Lent, I had given up meteor propelled shock waves over Russia. >sigh< #maybenextyear
  5. Astronomers say meteor explosion in Russia and asteroid flyby today are coincidental..... This is how the movies start people #weallgonnadie
  6. And, of course, there were pictures too.
  7. That was no meteor that hit Russia, It was God playing Angry Birds twitpic.com/c40ldb
  8. And a couple of people asked the question that we're all wondering:

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Salvador Rodriguez is a technology reporter for the Los Angeles Times. As the lead blogger for Tech Now, he writes about Apple, Facebook, Google and other tech companies. Salvador is a graduate of Arizona State University, and one of the co-founders and publishers of the school's online newspaper, the Downtown Devil. Salvador loves football, soccer, technology and movies.

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