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Thanks to the Rickroll, ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ hits 1 billion YouTube plays

The Verge

The song became a lasting part of internet culture thanks to the Rickroll meme and reached the impressive milestone a couple days ago. The meme was also put to excellent use when the San Diego Padres trolled the Boston Red Sox just as fans thought they were about to belt out the chorus to “Sweet Caroline.”

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YouTube cancels Rewind for good after years of everyone hating it

The Verge

YouTube Rewind — the company’s annual year-end round-up of trends, creators, memes, and the most popular videos on the site — has been canceled for good, the company confirmed to TubeFilter today. But whether well-received or endlessly dunked on, Rewind videos have been a big part of YouTube’s culture for the past decade.

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3 More Strategies + 6 New Tips To Boost Generosity

Bloomerang

PART 3 In Part 1 we looked at results from the recent Generosity Commission Report and how it’s important for you to shift your culture to meet the current moment. They don’t have to be household-name celebrities. Today we’ll finish the 3-part series with a look at strategies 4 – 6. Begin thinking of donors as beneficiaries too.

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Public domain Mickey Mouse is the first meme of 2024

TechCrunch

But this year’s celebration is extra special. The new year marks the nerdiest holiday you maybe didn’t know about: Public Domain Day. After years of legal battles, “Steamboat Willie,” a 1928 Walt Disney short featuring Mickey Mouse, is now public domain.

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The most innovative design companies of 2025

Fast Company Tech

Its built up to a certain quiet, cross-culture ubiquity. Theres a bring-your-own-meaning to it all that seemingly allows it to fit anywhere without the same cultural weight of donning a Dunk or a Samba. With Impossible, JKR transformed the alt meat pioneers strangely greenwashed packaging into a blood red celebration of plant meat.

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How Nonprofits Can Leverage Crowdfunding: Best Practices and Data

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

celebrate and showcase the “de-centralized” successes in your community. experiment with an idea (meme or concept) that helps best define “giving” in the voice of your constituency. charity:water has raised over $9 million using its crowd funding platform to encourage its supporters to raise money to celebrate their birthdays.

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Give Miami Day raises record $5.2 million for nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

“The Community Block Party [was] an opportunity to capture the tangible energy that Give Miami Day generates by bringing people together to connect, engage and celebrate with local charities,” said Soto. Using more visuals, such as memes, also helped. Communities across the country will celebrate Giving Day on Dec, 2 #GivingTuesday.

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