What Makes A Meme Successful?

Posted by Alex in Blog & Internet on May 18, 2009 at 2:35 am


You know you’ve made it as a meme when someone put a giant mural up …
Josh Zubkoff did one on the Invisible Bike LOLcat in a building in San Francisco: Link – via MySA Blog Favorite office Time Wasters

John of The Zeray Gazette asks this interesting question: what causes an Internet meme? What gives some web sensation staying power?

What makes some video, idea, or motif a predominant meme? Why do people blog about bacon, zombies, and lolcats, but not so much about pork shoulder roast, mummies, and parakeets? Why does one guy mouthing the words to Numa Numa in front of his PC become famous, while almost all others who do likewise do not?

John went on to explain his theory, which includes penetrability (i.e. how a successful meme crosses niche web communities) and instantaneous comphrehensibility (how easily it can be grasped in under 10 seconds).

Actually, I can answer that question with one word: 4chan.

What do you think? Link

 
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Lolcat, the Theme Song

Posted by Alex in Animal, Blog & Internet, Music on February 2, 2009 at 1:19 am

Finally. After years of being an internet meme, the Lolcats have their own theme song. And like a bad car wreck on the freeway, there’s just NO WAY you can not look at it.

I dare you: Link (with apologies to The Cure)

 
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