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How viral culture is changing how we learn, share, create, and interact
[We're doing another Lab Book Club this week and next, on Bill Wasik's And Then There's This. Today, Ian Crouch summarizes and reviews the book's arguments; we'll have more excerpts from our interview...
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In the news cycle, memes spread more like a heartbeat than a virus
The New York Times reports today: “For the most part, the traditional news outlets lead and the blogs follow, typically by 2.5 hours, according to a new computer analysis of news articles and...
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How to get ahead of the meme
The fascinating, if flawed, meme-tracking study that I wrote about yesterday is full of rich data on the mechanics of American political journalism. To review: The paper analyzes commonly repeated...
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Tracking memes on their native turf: Viral anthropology at ROFLcon
If ROFLcon isn’t the world’s largest gathering of Internet celebrities, it at least appears to have the highest concentration. In the audience was Matt Harding, who danced around the world in his...
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Every week, our friends at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society invite academics and other thinkers to discuss their work over lunch. Thankfully for us, they record the sessions. This week,...
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How many avocados for a houseboat? Curbed’s spunky side Instagram mixes memes...
“So why do you think millennials can’t afford houses?” wonders a man with a white handlebar mustache. “Because avocado toast is priced up to $17!” a man gestures back emphatically. “Millennials aren’t...
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