memes - Publications - Faculty & Research

Foy: Performing a perfect 10 leisure dive. As winter’s icy winds make the walk across the Weeks Footbridge feel like a trek to the Arctic Circle, hot sunny days can seem a distant memory. But summer will return to the Charles River and with it perhaps another manic... View Details

Keywords: fads; memes

22 Sep 2016
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Words and Pictures

sociocultural anthropology at UNC, Chapel Hill, and founded wdydwyd? — an online meme through which 2 million people have answered the question, Why do you do what you do? Some alumni have added new reflections on their original... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

06 Dec 2021
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What's the Word?

like Reddit, analysts took note, with some investors pocketing millions—and others losing their shirts. “A meme stock is a stock whose price has ripped far away from any sense of the firm’s underlying fundamental value,” explains Lauren... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Martha Rich; Manufacturing; Finance; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

30 Jul 2024
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Reddit’s Rise

of consumer media, you know how important Reddit is because it’s where all your editors are finding ideas. It’s where they get their memes for the social handle. It’s where they do quick surveys. It’s when they see trends, like cultural... View Details