The Verge

JULY 30, 2021

When culture is molded on social networks, it sucks to lose out on a shared social language because you can’t see the images everyone is talking about. Those false assumptions often mean that people are left out of fun cultural moments on social media. I think that’s one big misconception: ‘Oh, well, they don’t care about pictures.’

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

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. In Part 2 we got specific with 3 of 6 concrete strategies you can employ to meaningfully speak to the needs of today’s and tomorrow’s constituencies, while also meeting your own.

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TechCrunch

MAY 1, 2021

The networks made online — either through the rise of meme culture or Substack spice — can be a competitive advantage in the world of investment, as two new funds this week showed us. And Chief Meme Officer Turner Novak finally debuted Banana Capital’s debut fund launched with $9.99 million in funding.

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The Verge

JUNE 29, 2021

Crowder, who is widely known as the face of the “change my mind” meme, has challenged people to debates in the past, including college students on campuses all across the country. Klein, known for his comedy skits and pop culture commentary, is admittedly not the best debater.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 7, 2021

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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TechCrunch

JANUARY 2, 2024

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

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

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. Special Offer For turning a color into a cultural moment It was Brat summer, and we were all just living in it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2006

I tagged John Howes of CharityBlog for Nancy White's NGO meme. While some of the techniques and strategies described in articles by colleagues in here in the US may translate to other cultures, the payment system evaluation reports don't necessarily do. This leads me to why I tried to tag beyond my borders with the ngo meme.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Sometimes, the internet’s most viral memes may seem entirely incomprehensible (like when Baby Gronk rizzed up Livvy Dunne), but the things that captivate our attention online matter. Can you believe that it was only this summer when Baby Gronk rizzed up Livvy Dunne?

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The Verge

JULY 17, 2020

Social media also helps fans create a sports culture that’s different and more inclusive than those in more mainstream men’s sports. Fans and supporters are fiercely protective of that culture, even as they relish in the growth of the league. American soccer meme power rankings: 1. USL memes 3.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

The publication, launched in 2016, creates and curates content around African youth culture for Gen Zs and millennials within and outside Africa. It also plans to further develop Zikoko Memes , a Giphy-like product focused on African memes, gifs and images the company launched in 2020.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2019

Some supporters may jump at the chance to be a social media ambassador for an organization they care about, but do you really want messages about your initiatives intermingling with political rants or drinking memes? Try a coffee chat, pub night, or brainstorming wingfest – whatever fits the culture of your organization and your team.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 30, 2023

. “We’re really leaning into meme culture, making it easier to put text on images or gifs — little touches and tweaks like that have been really exciting,” Terrell said. Historically, studies have shown that tweets written in AAVE (African American vernacular English) were 2.2

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2008

" I think about that photo when I think about a culture of giving. Mani has a new post called " Influence of Culture on Giving " riffing on an earlier post where I mused out loud about what influence culture has on giving. And culture. It probably distills down to the influence of culture.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

But right-wing supporters have a wildly different view of events: figures like Tucker Carlson have portrayed the convoy as a working-class rebellion, and Trudeau’s response has been treated as enacting martial law, leading Elon Musk to tweet (and then delete) a meme comparing Trudeau to Adolf Hitler. Again, they’re not on the same page.”.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

offers a web app that enterprises use to monitor how their brand name is portrayed in social media posts, videos, links, and memes. released its Compass platform, which lets individual users reality check or get greater context around suspicious claims made in social media posts, videos, links, or memes. In 2024 Blackbird.AI

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The Verge

MARCH 18, 2021

Ahgren’s stream is well on its way to becoming an event in Twitch’s history, akin to Twitch Plays Pokémon and any of its other site-wide memes. It’s incredible to me that as big as it is, Twitch still has its own distinct culture and its own set of stars who seem to do stunts like this just because they seem cool.

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The Verge

MAY 17, 2021

Since NFTs exploded onto the cultural landscape earlier this year, we’ve seen plenty of early-to-mid 2000s memes being sold on the blockchain, with many of them fetching higher prices than I would’ve ever have imagined. The auction will kick off on the video’s 14th anniversary.

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M+R

AUGUST 23, 2023

This can be done by showcasing some of your dedicated staff, giving a casual glimpse into your company culture, or helping supporters experience the impact of your mission on the ground. These carousels are often used to share memes, be a meme, or take a viewer on a visual journey.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

After noting “strong global demand” for a roach emoji, the authors casually lay out one specific scenario: preparing our culture for the death of the human race. And for the authors of the cockroach application — Jason Li, Melissa Thermidor, and Amanda Hickman — that includes the aftermath of a nuclear war.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2009

It's from the mini case study about Planned Parenthood where Cecile Richards said, "Confidentiality is a big part of our institution's culture. I first became aware of it from a nonprofit blog meme from 2005 started by Ed Batista. How does the culture shift from closed to open to leverage the success of social media? .

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The idea of buying at $4 a share and selling for $400 obviously captured the public’s imagination , and millions rushed to give trading a try as the GameStop meme went mainstream — taking AMC and others along for the ride as investors realized they could pump those stocks too. Part of that is the culture of WallStreetBets itself.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Yet, Quibi also never had a breakout hit on par with Netflix’s House of Cards that could help it capture the cultural zeitgeist of a society sheltering in place.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

When I wrote in March about non-fungible tokens , or NFTs, I tried to dazzle you by rattling off some of the more impressive sales numbers from the time: $600,000 for the Nyan Cat meme, $5.8 There is more than a little of the mania that fueled this winter’s meme stock enthusiasm to be found on the crypto Discords.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2014

experiment with an idea (meme or concept) that helps best define “giving” in the voice of your constituency. Some key themes: the need to focus on measurement for impact. share information and tools, earlier and more easily. celebrate and showcase the “de-centralized” successes in your community. You read a transcript of the tweets here.

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The Verge

MAY 27, 2021

It’s hard to describe the absolute chaos around NFTs (non-fungible tokens) right now; tech reporters’ inboxes are flooded with the latest and stupidest additions to this trend of digital certificates for memes and other pieces of digital memorabilia.

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NTEN

MARCH 15, 2013

It’s not a fancy new tool or a fun new hashtag sweeping the meme-sphere. No matter the size or tech-savvy of your nonprofit, there’s something out there that will undoubtedly be a game-changer for your organization’s social media efforts. The best kept secret of the social media world is: A volunteer.

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Candid

JUNE 7, 2023

But other suggestions, like using pop culture slang and memes to catch Gen Z’s shorter attention span, feel a little off. Contrary to experts’ popular belief, using TikTok, memes, or trendy slang is not required to earn Gen Z’s confidence. While I’m not an expert, I’d say that some of the tips out there seem pretty accurate.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2021

You could also host events like webinars, round tables, quizzes and hackathons that are less for recruitment purposes and more to showcase the team and culture. Memes, GIFs and videos are a great way to demonstrate that you don’t take yourself too seriously. Don’t be afraid to be lighthearted with your content, either.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 14, 2014

Animated GIFs have also made a resurgence in popular culture, becoming a quick way for avid social networkers to share opinions, reactions, and to relive moments on platforms like Twitter and Tumblr. It’s a phenomenon that have inspired things like Vine and Instagram video.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 14, 2021

became part of internet culture, a long-running meme about PC hardware requirements. The original Crysis , released in 2007, had a reputation for having high system requirements, and struggled to run on many PCs at the time of its release. But can it run Crysis ?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2014

It’s a subjective and culturally influenced unconscious and involuntary response. Cultural nuances abound. Verbal fads and memes come andgo in the blink of an eye. It offers specific examples of what to test and mini-case studies. It isn’t a matter of that “photos do well on Facebook, it is which photo.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 15, 2011

Today, #londonriots is clearly driven by events in the news, while #WhyAreYou and #ImTheTypeOfPerson are what we call “Fill in the blank” topics, where people answer a question, participate in a meme , or give their 2 cents. You’d test different calls to action on Twitter, using the Hashtag.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 3, 2021

But Wales sees potential for NFTs to supplement the traditional ways artists make money, especially around internet culture. He points to examples of meme images selling as NFTs , something that doesn’t affect their availability but helps subjects benefit from online fame in a way intellectual property law hasn’t so far.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 18, 2022

In the 10 days after that meeting took place, the company’s reputation took a very public beating, with senior communications and public relations executives stepping down, memes of Garg circulating on TikTok and the CEO issuing a so-called apology for his behavior.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

This year’s Give Miami Day saw increased efforts on social media across funding categories, but the standout for Miami Foundation Communications Director Matthew Beatty came from Miami’s local arts and culture organizations. Using more visuals, such as memes, also helped.

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TechNode

JANUARY 14, 2025

While TikTok users flocking to Xiaohongshu might seem like a coincidence, it could also be a sign that the apps community atmosphere and culture have already captured the attention of users beyond China. Why not Douyin? But it strikes me as the kind of thing that people sometimes remember, said Wihbey. It is potentially profoundly damaging.

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