Chapter 1
The secret history of memes
Chapter 2
The mechanics of virality
Chapter 3
The battle for your brain
Chapter 4
Memes around the world
YOUR GOAL
Master of How internet culture works
Ch 4 · Memes around the world
futura Memes around the world
Global meme, global theme! Connecting us all, a digital dream.
futura Latin American soap operas provide the global internet with highly dramatic, expressive meme templates that perfectly capture intense emotions.
futura Clips and screenshots from Nigeria's massive film industry, Nollywood, have become some of the world's most recognizable reaction memes.
Fun Fact
Nollywood meme star: Nigerian actor Osita Iheme, whose expressive movie scenes became global reaction GIFs, was honored with a lifetime achievement award in Nigeria.
Glossary
meme (noun)
An image, video, or piece of text, typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by internet users, often with slight variations. In 2018, data revealed this term ranks among the top 500 words typed across eleven smartphone languages.
An image, video, or piece of text, typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by internet users, often with slight variations. In 2018, data revealed this term ranks among the top 500 words typed across eleven smartphone languages.
Quiz
Which Chinese platform, boasting over 1.2 billion users, is the primary home of 'biaoqing' sticker culture?
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Which African country's massive film industry, known as Nollywood, produces global reaction meme stars?
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What are the highly customized, animated sticker packages used on China's WeChat platform called?
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Approximately how many movies does Nigeria's Nollywood film industry produce each year?
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What makes Latin American telenovela characters so effective as global internet meme templates?
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Why can using the 'thumbs up' emoji be risky when communicating with different cultures globally?