Monday, September 24, 2007

WIIFY


“The fundamental components of ideas act just like genes, competing for brain space the same way organisms vie for breathing space…Memetics promises marketers a more scientific way to reach consumers.”
-John Hoult
Fast Company
July 2000

1 Comments:

Blogger Ben Mack said...

A meme is a Pattern Integrity.

A meme is...
anything a mind can replicate.

A meme is...
Any word, title or slang expression
The word “Internet” is a new meme
The word “blue” is a much older meme

A meme is...
A physical gesture, a habit or a selection of color or fashion
Americanism is a hot meme evident recently in increased incidence of:
American flags
Red, white and blue
Clothing
Stickers
Tattoos

A meme is...
Pattern Integrity

Buckminster Fuller's 1964 definition:
"Pattern Integrity is when a pattern has integrity independent of the medium by virtue of which you have received the information that it exists."

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