How do memes emerge on the internet? What are internet memes? A short introduction.

1. Whatthe**** do people do all day on Twitter, Facebook, Youtube …. A stareintotheabyssofinternetsubculture Thomas Plotkowiak 03.05.2010

2. What do people do online? *UMM Wave 5 Studie 2010

3. Twitter *pew Internet research 2010

4. Facebook * Pempek et al. 209

5. Youtube *Gill et al 2007

6. Content: Photos

7. Content: Videos

8. Content: News

9. That’s boring and stuff you already know… But what makes the social websites different than newspapers, magazines or TV?

10. Internet Memes "Meme" ( /ˈmiːm/[1]) is a relatively newly-coined term that identifies ideas, behaviors or styles that spread from person to person within a culture.[2] The concept comes from an analogy: as genes transmit biological information, memes can be said to transmit ideas and belief information.

13. Spread: The earliest documented usage of the term “FAIL” can be traced to a 1998 Japanese 16-bit scrolling shooter game

17. Spread: 11.03 200 Hits, 17.03 10 Million Views, Currently 128 Mio Hits on YouTube

19. Spread: July5th, 2006 on 4 chan

23. Spread: Rageguystayed almost exclusively to 4chan until 2009 when it spreads to other online communities.

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29. Facebook drives 44% social sharing, where Twitter drives 29%. their old rivals Yahoo and mySpace drive only 18% and 9% respectively.Details: http://thetechjournal.com/internet/social-community/people-use-facebook-44-and-twitter-29-for-social-sharing.xhtml#ixzz1LIb0WPAy 48% of 18-34 year olds check facebook when they wake up.