15 megabytes of fame

Definitions

A modest amount of fame achieved in the world of computing, as by inclusion on a popular video or audio clip available on the Internet.

humorous, plural, plural-only

Examples

“Culture is your friend who likes to draw⟳[…]. / The web is an opportunity to make⟳ good our fifteen megabytes of fame. / The more widespread and grassroots the Internet, the more difficult it will be to dominate and control⟳ it.”

“Even when the time commitment becomes incredible—some would say⟳ insane—they argue⟳ they’re “compensated” accordingly, whether in pleasure or new knowledge or what Scholz calls their “15 megabytes of fame.””

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