Viral, Memes, & #hashtags

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Comes from the word “virus" - it is when something spreads and is shared quickly.

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Viral

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Videos are only one form of content that tend to go viral.

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True

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There's a very specific number of shares, likes, retweets, reblogs, or whatever other measure of interaction needed to be reached in order for something to claim "viral" status.

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False

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If you were to get a few hundred or thousand likes on an Instagram post when you're used to maybe getting 2 or 3 likes on average, did the post go viral?

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Yes

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Nobody knows the secret formula to going viral.

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True

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A virally-transmitted photograph that is embellished with text that pokes fun at a cultural symbol or social idea.

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Meme

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A type of modern internet meme that has some element of humor.

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Humor Memes

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Memes that claim some kind of life lesson.

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Urban Myth Meme

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The majority of internet memes are transmitted by 20-something millennials.

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True

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What year was the word meme first introduced by evolutionary biologist, Richard Dawkin?

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1976