15 megabytes of fame

English Alternative forms en fifteen megabytes of fame Etymology By analogy with en 15 minutes of fame. Noun p 15 megabytes of fame en humorous 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. en The New Yorker 1995 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. en 2015-07-22 You don’t know it, but you’re working for Facebook. For free. Washington Post Trebor Scholz Caitlin Dewey https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/07/22/you-dont-know-it-but-youre-working-for-facebook-for-free/ 0190-8286 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.” en Fifteen