The biological origin of the meme
The dawn of the internet meme
Global memes and cultural translation
The mechanics of virality
Memes as a social force
Which Japanese online forum popularized Shift_JIS text-art characters like the famous Giko Cat?
Which Korean-pioneered online phenomenon involves live-streaming yourself eating large quantities of food?
Clips from which African country's massive film industry, Nollywood, frequently become global reaction GIFs?
futura Global memes and cultural translation
A digital echo, it starts to roam, New meanings bloom, far from its home.
Which Spanish-language soap opera character became a dramatic global meme crying 'Maldita lisiada'?
Which Chilean pet parrot's viral funeral video became a major Latin American meme in 2019?
Global stickers: In China, 'biaoqing' are custom-made reaction stickers so popular that people use them to have entire conversations without typing words.
Which West African country's dancing pallbearers went viral globally in the 2020 'Coffin Dance' meme?
What is the Japanese term for text emoticons, like (ヘ_ヘ), designed to be read horizontally?
The process of adapting globally distributed products, services, or ideas to suit local cultures and markets. In 2013, Limor Shifman observed German internet users translating American football memes into Bundesliga-themed jokes.