15 megabytes of fame

Noun

15 megabytes of fame pl (plural only)

1. (humorous, plural, plural-only) 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.
   • 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.1995, The New Yorker
   • 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.”2015 July 22, Caitlin Dewey, quoting Trebor Scholz, “You don’t know it, but you’re working for Facebook. For free.”, in Washington Post, →ISSN