Remember Susan Boyle? "David After Dentist"? "Keyboard Cat"? All recent internet sensations, and all well on their way to being forgotten for the next thing. Bill Wasik is a senior editor at Harper’s magazine. He’s credited with organizing the first flash mob, in New York City in 2003. He points to similar Web–driven hits (and his own online pranks) to show how the internet has sped up the stream of culture. But not just for celebrities and funny videos: music, news, politics, advertising. Wasik says it all becomes "nanostories" that tumble over each other — "a churning culture of distraction." Bill Wasik looks at how the digital revolution is changing culture in his book, "And Then There’s This: How Stories Live and Die in Viral Culture." He spoke at Town Hall in Seattle on June 16, 2009.
Bill Wasik on Internet-Driven Culture
Also huffduffed as…
-
Bill Wasik on Internet-Driven Culture
-
Bill Wasik on Internet-Driven Culture
-
Bill Wasik on Internet-Driven Culture
-
Bill Wasik on Internet-Driven Culture
Possibly related…
-
Do Youz Knowz What I Meme? : All Tech Considered : NPR
"The term meme was originally coined in the 1970s by Richard Dawkins, a British scientist and author of The Selfish Gene. Dawkins says a meme is something that spreads from person to person within a culture — like a toy craze or a pop song."
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2010/08/30/129535048/what-s-in-a-meme-pardon-meme
-
Do Memes Shape Our Future? (part 1 Of 2)
Phil and Stephen, from The Speculist, talk about the importance of Memes and ask "How important are ideas in shaping the future"?
-
How to Create a Viral Video
From wedding videos to musical mash-ups, elaborate pranks to world-changing speeches, viral videos regularly appear on our radar screen. But how does a video go viral? Panelists from YouTube, TED.com, and elsewhere share the strategies that will help your chances: From editing techniques to emotional resonance, from distribution choices to, well,…