What’s in a meme? | Andrew Baron | TEDxSacramento

Information and messages can be transmitted instantly around the world thanks to the Internet. Since speed of delivery is no longer solely responsible for front page news, what makes things go viral? Find out why Andrew Baron thinks understanding of our world lies in understanding memes.
The rise of internet video caught many off guard, but not innovator Andrew Baron, founder of Rocketboom, KnowYourMeme.com, and now HumanWire.org. Rocketboom, the internet’s first large-scale video program, began in October 2004 and is recognized with pioneering the democratization of the moving image while defining the online video distribution and business model popular still today.. Apple Founder Steve Jobs used Rocketboom twice for product releases:the first video iPod, and the first AppleTV. That should tell you something. Rocketboom Know Your Meme, the preeminent online resource for the study of memes and viral spread, was described as “an informative romp through internet culture,” by The New York Times. Now, as a “result of [his] frustration with the war in Syria,” Andrew started HumanWire.org to provide direct, one-to-one support to refugees. The site takes no fees from funds raised for refugees. Andrew has taught at Parsons School of Design and MIT.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

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  • @lifesimulator3964
    @lifesimulator39645 жыл бұрын

    I guess UrbanDictionary does define some things better than actual dictionaries.

  • @karlsbergkarl2230

    @karlsbergkarl2230

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes but almost just as often they misrepresent facts. . . . . . deliberately.

  • @rwen
    @rwen5 жыл бұрын

    this is definitely not how memes work

  • @NedTheUndead
    @NedTheUndead5 жыл бұрын

    The end of time... time is irrelevant... High Frequency Trading guy talk - so what we did to stop HFT was coil a couple miles of cable in our data centre so that the signals take a few micro seconds longer, and this really helps balance out the playing field

  • @erumpervez4454
    @erumpervez44544 жыл бұрын

    Excellent! I came here after learning about memes on a documentary about brain evaluation, this guy has too many ideas and information crammed in one video but really good.

  • @jasonkilroy8101
    @jasonkilroy81013 жыл бұрын

    Finally a relevant answer to the question What is a meme? Time for a more thorough understanding of this powerful mechanic.

  • @karlsbergkarl2230

    @karlsbergkarl2230

    3 жыл бұрын

    Memes have been with us since newspaper print. They called them cartoons which conveyd exactly what memes of today do. Today's memes are nothing less than an impostor of what has been around for a long time. Buy a Mad cartoon magazine and it is nothing but memes.

  • @trading8
    @trading82 ай бұрын

    What’s his thesis? What’s the message of this talk? What did I learn here??

  • @mytocrypt
    @mytocrypt6 жыл бұрын

    They are weirder today than they’ve ever been

  • @captainherpeto5482
    @captainherpeto54822 жыл бұрын

    Guys dont worry, this guy ended up realizing what a meme was and embezzled 100,000$ through a charity, now thats a hood classic

  • @MichelleDelamatter
    @MichelleDelamatter5 жыл бұрын

    these arent memes

  • @stache1625
    @stache16257 жыл бұрын

    do you even meme bro

  • @Mrmcmeme-eg6bi
    @Mrmcmeme-eg6bi5 жыл бұрын

    This guy is a normie EVERYONE REEEEEE

  • @pwnerofwrlds

    @pwnerofwrlds

    5 жыл бұрын

    imagine reeeing in 2k18

  • @xxxepicaccomplishmentsxxx7050

    @xxxepicaccomplishmentsxxx7050

    5 жыл бұрын

    reeeeeeeee

  • @xxxepicaccomplishmentsxxx7050

    @xxxepicaccomplishmentsxxx7050

    5 жыл бұрын

    haha i reeed in 2k19

  • @habitualcrush

    @habitualcrush

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@xxxepicaccomplishmentsxxx7050 you are cringe.

  • @purpletube7773

    @purpletube7773

    4 жыл бұрын

    A person on the Internet reeeee

  • @FirstNameLastName-dx2or
    @FirstNameLastName-dx2or7 жыл бұрын

    PRAISE KEK

  • @pwnerofwrlds

    @pwnerofwrlds

    5 жыл бұрын

    haha topkek xddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd

  • @mrkhu160
    @mrkhu1604 жыл бұрын

    Memes are so basic but they fail to understand

  • @complexcorsair333
    @complexcorsair3332 жыл бұрын

    Are we all the chosen ones...?

  • @HilltreesHarmony
    @HilltreesHarmony2 жыл бұрын

    Nothing is funnier than explaining a joke

  • @DisavowedAgita
    @DisavowedAgita6 жыл бұрын

    where iz the views!

  • @lifesimulator3964
    @lifesimulator39645 жыл бұрын

    Go home NORMIE!

  • @michaelinzo
    @michaelinzo5 жыл бұрын

    we need one world religion we guys are going crazy!!

  • @quintingroves2130
    @quintingroves21305 жыл бұрын

    Good content Q food reviews god bless

  • @khaledmiah4680
    @khaledmiah46807 жыл бұрын

    nothing special

  • @abijake4318
    @abijake43185 жыл бұрын

    That new hot music track called Hanky Panky by virtue scripts for Adults only check it out

  • @I21476
    @I214764 жыл бұрын

    NORMIE GO HOME

  • @alexpanoussi2095
    @alexpanoussi20955 жыл бұрын

    it was kind of boring

  • @tucosalamanca5818
    @tucosalamanca58186 жыл бұрын

    Seriously bro Do you know da wae

  • @TheDCarea
    @TheDCarea4 жыл бұрын

    This was useless, the talk & the replies.

  • @DanielMemeSmith
    @DanielMemeSmith6 жыл бұрын

    Wtf memes are not to be in a ted talk... Cringe

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