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An Indexed Account of Ephemeral Culture: Algorithmic Contexts of Memes Open
This paper takes the initial steps for trying to define metadata that may curb some issues related to digital ephemera, such as context collapse and information decay. We attempt to show aspects of cultural context as related to how memes—…
Does Google dream of electric memes? From human to computational culture Open
Introduction. We provide a cultural heritage informatic study of ‘internet memes’: clusters of documents carrying a collective cultural meaning. Method. Google’s computer vision data from three memes are used to discuss the cultural herita…
Towards memetic legitimation of knowledge: memes and cultural heritage Open
Introduction. We introduce legitimation practices through Know Your Meme documenting the high-profile sex-trafficking and suicide ruling of Jeffrey Epstein. Method. Using netnography, we analyse legitimation discourse provided by the six a…
Curating Virality: Exploring Curated Logics Within #BlackLivesMatter on Twitter/X Open
This study examines what types of messages users posted and spread about #Black/Blue/AllLivesMatter during the Black History Month of 2022. Using both qualitative and quantitative methods, about one million tweets were analyzed to test if …