Internetymology 

The study of the origin of words which came into origin on the internet e.g. lol zomg.

Can also be applied to the backstory of internet memes. Notoriously inexact.

Lucy: "What's the whole Over 9000! thing about?"

Trilby: "It came from the chans."

Lucy: "Hooray for internetymology".

Internetymology by Leapfrogger December 19, 2008

internetology

The study of the internet running late into the night and usually focused around porn sites.

Man i'm never gonna get laid im going home to study internetology.

internetology by skel'elm March 9, 2009