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05 Oct 13
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Memes spread rapidly on the internet for many different reasons. First, the internet's sheer information density allows a concentration of memes that was impossible with any other media. Writing and even movable-type printing could only transmit so much information - their memetic-spread value was inherently limited by such factors as ease of use and availability of materials. Even radio and TV have limits - a person can only listen to (and a station can only broadcast) one program at a time. All these meme-spreading methods are time- and energy-consuming, and they also rely on there being at least enough adherents to cover the expense of further dissemination. In other words, only memes that already existed to some degree could "afford" to utilize these meme-spreading mechanisms
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06 Jun 13
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As we have seen in previous sections, memes have traditionally spread through word-of-mouth communications. The advent of the written word, followed by the invention of the printing press, added new vectors though which memes could spread. More recently, technological innovations such as radio and television have allowed much faster and more efficient memetic transmission. However, the internet provides much more fertile ground for the rapid, worldwide diffusion of all manner of horizontally-propagating memes. Though it too was once a meme in itself, the world wide web has become one of the most fertile vectors in memetic history.
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First, the internet's sheer information density allows a concentration of memes that was impossible with any other media
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Probably the best meme-spreading internet innovation is the search engine,
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04 Mar 13
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17 Feb 13
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the internet, due to its unique properties as an information medium, is extremely well-suited to meme propagation.
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the internet offers a possibility that is rarely if ever realized with any other media - simple, direct communication between users.
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05 Dec 11
chenyu wangMemes have traditionally spread through word-of-mouth communications. Memes spread rapidly on the internet for many different reasons and ways. The memes can be spread in different ways, such as via through internet directly, and spread via email, as well as through computer viruses.
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