Memes (unlike other works of digital culture) tend to be shared among friends, family, and colleagues because they are immensely rich, complex in their messaging, and have elements that resonate with others they care about. These three aspects of memes are why they are part of our digital communication, and...
One of the areas that I wanted to address early on in "Meme Life" was to offer the theoretical underpinnings that defined our general understanding of how memes and memetic communication impact the exchanging of information with one another and how memes allow people to interact via the various mediums...
(Note: Saying that writing and getting Meme Life published has been life changing would be putting it mildly. This book as allowed me to travel all across the United States to talk about memes, be on panels with amazing academics, and have wonderful conversations with others about digital culture. Reviewing...
The nature of studying communication and its impact on society means highlighting the gaps of knowledge in the realm of the known that I’ve spent most of my adult life researching, critiquing, and explaining. I felt a particular knowledge gap was worth discussing in the postscript of my latest book,...
