The Verge

JANUARY 31, 2022

Elon Musk recently said that the company would also accept his favorite meme-cryptocurrency, Dogecoin , in exchange for merchandise, including Cybertruck-shaped whistles , a Texas gigafactory-promoting belt buckle, and the hyped companion to the Cybertruck: the Cyberquad ATV — but for children.

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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. Charlie, good going, my young friend. In the end, you bit us all.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Square Enix’s enthusiastic social media hype for the free trial has even become a meme in its own right. But the game’s servers couldn’t adequately support the combination of people rushing in to play the new content and a fresh wave of new players looking to check out what the hype was all about.

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Care2

JANUARY 27, 2014

And if you look at their website right now, you will find that some of their headlines are simpler and not the hyped up "and you won''t believe what happened next.". Should your organization adopt a similar model and share popular memes and videos with your audience on Facebook to generate more engagement? What about Facebook?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 13, 2016

The hubris that is frequently on display, and the often overwrought hype claiming incredible results, are worth taking on. He broadens this to tackling what he labels “the packaged intervention,” the neatly wrapped solution that will solve a social problem. Toyama’s biggest point seems to be that people matter.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 3, 2021

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. But Wales sees potential for NFTs to supplement the traditional ways artists make money, especially around internet culture.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Band 3 is the retail cohort, the /r/WallStreetBets, meme-stock, fintech Twitter rabble that are both incredibly fun to watch and also the sort of person you wouldn’t loan $500 to while in Las Vegas. I have a working theory of what’s going on , but none of it points to sanity, or pricing that is grokkable through a lens that isn’t hype.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Oh, and it absolutely cannot get a beer for you — a recurring meme when companies try to hype home robots). “Astro is terrible and will almost certainly throw itself down a flight of stairs if presented the opportunity,” one told the publication. (Oh,

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TechNode

JULY 9, 2024

AI-generated videos have subsequently flooded the Chinese internet, with Kling AI being used to create clips featuring characters from historical films undertaking modern day tasks and spawning multiple memes.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

meme: every process inside your organization can be improved, and founders need to make gains wherever possible, writes Immad Akhund, co-founder and CEO of Mercury. Image Credits: kulkann (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. Does your startup have a data room? Are you calculating the ROI for each new hire before you extend an offer letter?

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Whole Whale

MARCH 10, 2021

This example shows how a nonprofit can be a fun partner to meme NFT and benefit from the sale. A lot of the success of a NFT drop is based on the hype and perceived value generated by the promotion work. One interesting use of NFTs is to incentivize community building and participation. Creating NFT Artwork.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

This is the Social = Me First meme , I have spoken on widely. Technology providers also try to avoid getting seduced by the hype cycles. As Jon Stahl notes, in reaction to the recent Overbook Foundation Report , I wonder how much of this anxiety is the product of nonprofit sector consultants and pundits hyping Web 2.0

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

Neff and Jordan Viator -- had the great opportunity to lead a session entitled " The Real Housewives of Social Media " Funny Photoshopped pictures were displayed of us, we sported aprons to hype the theme, and we shared information and case studies on various aspects of social media campaigning. Be proactive.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

During a launch presentation on Thursday, Spikes took the stage in New York to hype the relaunch of his embattled movie ticket subscription service. Spikes is insistent that this is a pivotal differentiator between this new MoviePass and the one that spurred 1,000 memes for how poorly it was mismanaged.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

Nonprofit Social Media ROI and Adoption Issues The meme of the last week continues with a look at specific metrics like engagement. The NTC is the nonprofit technology's field largest gathering. Here's your chance to vote on sessions and suggest speakers. A short case study about the Nature Conservancy uses e-metrics. I wholeheartedly agree

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The Verge

MARCH 3, 2022

People are urged to BUIDL, pronounced “biddle,” a play on Bitcoin’s HODL meme. To that end, Polis hyped Colorado’s history with cooperatives to the crowd. He gave an enthusiastic performance, opening with an old meme by singing “hey, hey, hey” to the crowd and getting the crowd to sing it back. BUIDL is about building things.

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The Verge

MARCH 4, 2021

Another iconic meme is going up for auction as an NFT : the text and sunglasses used to popularize “deal with it” GIFs. The meme was listed by Ryder Ripps, the designer / creative director / “ art prankster ” who recently made headlines for falsely claiming to be behind the dystopian redesign of the CIA’s website. Image: Ryder Ripps.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Virtual reality is not the mainstream format that the hype around the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR might have led you to expect all the way back in 2016. That’s if, like viral reality, the technology can find its footing when it becomes more than just betas and hype. Jay Peters. VR is steadily finding its place.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 31, 2021

In part because it feels like doomscrolling — a constant in our lives thanks to COVID — but also because it felt so tied to the passive nature of people seeing some meme on a social feed and just believing it without any validation. The podcasting hype house from hell. Out of all the sketches Tyler shared, these resonated immediately.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 27, 2021

I’m at home, staring at the future face of the metaverse and trying valiantly not to think about memes from a TV show known for its exploration of ethics and humanity. As we wade into more metaverse hype, it’s clear that companies like Soul Machines will be filling in customer service gaps across every industry, from games to healthcare.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

For some time, meme coins have occupied a peculiar space in online culture. Streamer MistaFuccYou died by suicide on an X livestream after allegedly losing his last $500 to a meme coin scam. In a desperate bid for attention, he played Russian roulette on camera, seemingly to promote his own meme coin. But the reality is starker.

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The Verge

JANUARY 6, 2021

Poggers,” the shortened version of the emote, has taken off as a general meme expressing surprise over the last few years. We will work with the community to design a new emote for the most hype moments on Twitch,” Twitch said on Twitter Wednesday.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Indeed, Musk apparently derived DOGE's name from the doge meme. Musk is such a fan of the meme, which features a breed of dog known as a shiba inu, that he once replaced X's famous bird with a picture of the doge icon for a limited time. Still, the hype around crypto is becoming widespread.

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The Verge

MAY 13, 2020

But some pieces of content, like memes and videos, can be difficult for AI to parse. Charli and Dixie D’Amelio have left TikTok’s Hype House. Facebook released a new report detailing how it uses a combination of artificial intelligence and human fact-checkers to enforce its community standards. Nick Statt / The Verge ).

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The Verge

AUGUST 19, 2020

The Lincoln Project, a political action committee started by former anti- Trump Republicans, has been stealing memes, and the online left isn’t happy about it. Get those benefits while you can, hype houses! Mark Mazzetti and Nicholas Fandos / The New York Times ). Makena Kelly / The Verge ). Amanda Perelli / Business Insider ).

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