Internet Memes Explained:Keyboard Cat and Bub Rub

From: Andrew Davis
Length: 06:01

Exploring internet memes with Jamie Wilkinson from Know Your Meme — what are they? how do they develop? Read the full description.

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Playing: Internet Memes Explained:Keyboard Cat and Bub Rub
From: Andrew Davis

Picture_4_small Internet meme's spread like wildfire. Jamie Wilkinson is an internet scientist at Rocketboom in Connecticut and researches internet culture. KnowYourMeme.com helps explain internet meme's as they've evolved from the beginning.

Viral videos, LOL Cats, Whistle Tips are all examples of internet memes. In this segment Jim Cosco explores how internet meme's evolve and spread.

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Internet meme's spread like wildfire. Jamie Wilkinson is an internet scientist at Rocketboom in Connecticut and researches internet culture. KnowYourMeme.com helps explain internet meme's as they've evolved from the beginning.

Viral videos, LOL Cats, Whistle Tips are all examples of internet memes. In this segment Jim Cosco explores how internet meme's evolve and spread.