9 Best Articles in 2022
Stratechery
Mistakes and Memes
Stratechery
~15 min read · 2021-02-09 · Information on the Internet is conveyed by memes, which can be anything and everything. The real world impacts are only now being understood.
Reader View · Shared by 273, including Neil Hart 💙, Ceferino Díaz, Faik Ersoy, Scott Monty, Stephanie A Kowalski, Tom Connor, Ben Thompson, Luminous Kaleidoscope, scott belsky
BuzzFeed News
Our List Of The Top 2020 Memes
BuzzFeed News
20+ min read · 2020-12-11 · I am once again asking you to read about these memes.
Reader View · Shared by 183, including Taylor Lorenz, Casey Newton, Stephanie A Kowalski, Birgit Schefer, Dirk von Gehlen, Tom Connor, Ines Bieler
CB Insights
Memes That Kill: The Future Of Information Warfare
CB Insights
~19 min read · From 2018 · Memes and social networks have become weaponized, while many governments seem ill-equipped to understand the new reality of information warfare. How will we fight state-sponsored disinformation and propaganda in the future?
Reader View · Shared by 90, including Charlie Oliver, Johannes Lenz, Gabriele, Thomas Pleil, Bjorn Larsen, Anand Sanwal, Mark Kaigwa, Alex Barrera, Lelio Simi, Stéphane Renault, Thomas Power, Patrizia Laeri
BuzzFeed News
100 Best Memes Of The Decade
BuzzFeed News
From 2019 · From planking to VSCO girls.
Shared by 247, including Tom Connor, Johannes Lenz, Matthew Perpetua, Fern, Virginia Hughes, Gisele Navarro, Mark Kaigwa, Rob Kniaz 🛬🇬🇧, Jennifer Daniel, Simon Carless, Luis Roig, Klaus Eck, Marcus Schwarze 🚀, Daniel, Katja Evertz
Psychology Today
How Memes and Media Are Crafting the Way We See War
Psychology Today
5 min read · Apr 4th · Social media aesthetics shape views and understanding of the Ukraine invasion.
Open Culture
Make Your Own Medieval Memes with a New Tool from the Dutch National Library
Open Culture
2 min read · Apr 14th · As much joy as internet memes have given you over the years, you may have struggled to explain them to those unfamiliar with the concept.
Reader View · Shared by 46, including Ziad Shihab, Jennifer Ouellette
Social Media Examiner
How to Use Memes: A Guide for Marketers
Social Media Examiner
7 min read · From 2019 · Discover how your business can use memes to engage and connect with people.
Reader View · Shared by 56, including Brooke B. Sellas, Mari Smith, Michael A. Stelzner, Gerrit Eicker, Melonie Dodaro, Ste Davies, AJ Ghergich, Stephanie A Kowalski, Gero Pflüger, ShoutMeLoud by Harsh Agrawal, Julie Ewald, Teresa Heath-Wareing, Dorlee Michaeli, MBA, LCSW
Poynter
How memes are used to spread misinformation
Poynter
3 min read · Mar 16th · When memes take a really complex topic and boil it down to 15 words or less plus a punchline, know that there is simply no way you have all the information.
WIRED
How Memes Became Weapons in the Culture Wars
WIRED
1 min read · 2021-08-06 · This week, we talk about the history of memes, where they originate, and how they influence politics and society.
Shared by 45, including James Gingerich, @Expeflow #WorkEasier #RPA, Tactical Tech, Matt Navarra, Chris Isak
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Psychology Today
How Memes and Media Are Crafting the Way We See War
Psychology Today
5 min read · Apr 4th · Social media aesthetics shape views and understanding of the Ukraine invasion.
Open Culture
Make Your Own Medieval Memes with a New Tool from the Dutch National Library
Open Culture
2 min read · Apr 14th · As much joy as internet memes have given you over the years, you may have struggled to explain them to those unfamiliar with the concept.
Reader View · Shared by 46, including Ziad Shihab, Jennifer Ouellette
The New York Times
Ukraine’s War Efforts Gain an Unlikely Source of Funding: Memes
The New York Times
6 min read · Apr 19th · A campaign using internet memes and merchandise has rallied international public support for Ukraine in its war with Russia.
Reader View · Shared by 17, including Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao
Los Angeles Times
A new generation of white supremacist killer: shedding blood with internet winks, memes and livestreams
Los Angeles Times
8 min read · May 16th · The young white man who killed 10 people in Buffalo represents a new generation of white supremacists: isolated and online, radicalized on internet memes and misinformation, inspired by livestreams to…
Reader View · Shared by 23, including Carolina A. Miranda, Brian Stelter, Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org ☮️
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Brutalist design is the bad influence we all need
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5 min read · From 2018 · Like it or not - personal opinions and memes aside - web-brutalism is moving from something edgy and almost punk, to something very mainstream and commercially viable.
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6 min read · 2021-10-13 · The Economics of Belief Transmission
Reader View · Shared by 128, including Nathan Baschez, Gabriele, Dan Shipper, sircharlsxavier
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Kapwing - the online video meme maker
kapwing.com
From 2017 · Create video memes online with our free video editor.
Shared by 81, including Matt Navarra, Steed Monteiro, Cameron Yick, Aldo Gnocchi, 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙯 💡, David Garner, Nichole, Martin Hoffmann, Mohamed Azazy, L. Taylor Banks, يونس بن عمارة, Fabian Künzli, StanChan, Boris Périsset, Clemens M. Schuster, Francesco Forconi
The Cut
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Meme Trends is like Google Trends but for the dankest memes
TNW
3 min read · From 2017 · With meme culture getting more popular than religion, this Google Trends-like tool will help you track the dankest memes on the internet right now.
Reader View · Shared by 33, including Lluís Codina, Veronika Lampion, Jo Alchin, Matt Navarra, Mark Kaigwa
Los Angeles Review of Books
On Cat Pictures
Los Angeles Review of Books
10 min read · Jan 31st · The innate wildness of cats makes them rich fodder for internet memes....
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Inc.
Want to Better Remember What You Learn? Recent Research Says Try 10 Minutes of Mindfulness Beforehand
Inc.
3 min read · From 2020 · A 10-minute (or less) mindfulness exercise may leave you feeling refreshed and help you remember more.
Reader View · Shared by 542, including milan-fostier, fnord, Katja Evertz, Bilal Aslam, jorge-ferrer, Thomas Power, Ines Bieler, Martin Soorjoo, Ahiesh PVS, W. David Stephenson
The Atlantic
The Joke’s on Us
The Atlantic
~16 min read · 2020-09-30 · In the 2010s, Hitler memes and “ironic” racism filled the internet. What if we had taken them seriously?
Reader View · Shared by 120, including Caroline Criado Perez, Helen Lewis, Jochen Burkhard, Or Gil, Mike Butcher🇬🇧🇪🇺🇦🇺, Birgit Schefer, Mark Kaigwa, Merkstatt
The New Inquiry
21st Century Surrealism: The Omnipotence of Dream Memes
The New Inquiry
7 min read · Feb 10th · Before all the definitions, competing manifestos, alliances with all manner of leftist politics, excommunications, exiles, fistfights, reconciliations, global war, revolutions, resistance, and offs…
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