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For this Giz Asks, we asked several experts: Why do some memes go viral, and is it possible to predict that virality? Professor at Indiana University studying online abusive behavior and co-author ...
In this episode, KQED community reporter Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí joins Morgan to unpack how the memes might be fueling the very recession they joke about. We also hear from USC public policy professor ...
As the calendar flips from April to May this week, social media users will likely see "It's gonna be May" memes featuring musician Justin Timberlake. The meme stems from NSYNC's 2000 smash hit "It ...
We can think about the meme-ification and gamification of finance as the result of the folding of technologies into one another. To date, the different ways that we’ve spent our time online have ...
Some memes are funny, others serve as propaganda, and some contain nuggets of truth. By paying attention to how we react to them, we can learn about our own cognitive and emotional processes.
"I think the nature of social media being quick consumption aligns perfectly with the meme format." "It's reflective of the information overload that we have now with access to all kinds of ...