"The word meme was coined by by Richard Dawkins in his 1976 book The Selfish Gene. Using this word was an attempt to explain the way cultural information spreads." It is crazy to think that the start of the meme was 42 years ago already. My first recollection of memes are the old "bumper stickers" on Facebook. I remember there being a ton of photos with funny captions that you could post on a friend's "wall." What's your first recollection?
This blog is dedicated to researching the phenomenon behind the meme, the history, and how it has changed our social interactions. (Semester Project for INFO LIS 417).