Ever wonder how those insanely addicting memes came to be? I'm Michelle Karlenzig, and in this episode of Fun History, I take you on a meme journey back in time, talking about the history of meme culture, and why it's such a wide spread phenomenon today.
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Investigations" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Sources:
https://postlaunch.co/blog/memes-throughout-history-where-did-it-begin/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena
https://www.howtogeek.com/356232/what-is-a-meme/
https://www.dictionary.com/e/the-original-memes-before-memes-listicle/
https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/the-origin-of-the-word-meme/
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/08/instagram-hiring-meme-liaison/595552/
