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What (who) is meme - definition

IDEA, BEHAVIOR OR STYLE THAT SPREADS WITHIN A CULTURE
Evolution of an idea; Memes; Memetic drift; Viral memes; Disease meme; Meme concept; Idea virus; Meme theory; Mental Virus; Memeology; Viral art; Mimetic drift; Mimeme; Me me; Memetic theory of religion; MeMe
  • Imitating the famous cover of the [[Beatles]] album ''[[Abbey Road]]'' (1969), on which the band members cross the road in front of the [[Abbey Road Studios]] in a row, has become popular with fans and [[London]] visitors
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  • Milky Holmes]]'' reenact the Beatles cover in 2010, extending the original Beatles meme by their film costumes
  • In 2011, four [[cosplayer]]s imitate the above meme during the Manga convention ''Paris Manga 2012'' at a zebra crossing in Paris, thus further separating the meme from the root situation of 1969 tied to the Abbey Road zebra crossing
  • [[Richard Dawkins]] coined the word ''meme'' in his 1976 book ''[[The Selfish Gene]]''

meme         
Shortened form of mimeme, derived from gene.
An idea or concept that resides and travels to and from various people's brains.
Can be used to describe an idea or information as if parasitic.
Word obtained from Richard Dawkin's The Selfish Gene.
1. The God meme is a very widespread meme which resides in the consciousness of many people.
2. Computers and writing media can be used as large meme repositories, and can aid the spread and reproduction of memes.
meme         
[mi:m]
¦ noun Biology a cultural or behavioural element passed on by imitation or other non-genetic means.
Derivatives
memetic adjective
Origin
1970s: from Gk mimema 'that which is imitated', on the pattern of gene.
meme         
<philosophy> /meem/ [By analogy with "gene"] Richard Dawkins's term for an idea considered as a replicator, especially with the connotation that memes parasitise people into propagating them much as viruses do. Memes can be considered the unit of cultural evolution. Ideas can evolve in a way analogous to biological evolution. Some ideas survive better than others; ideas can mutate through, for example, misunderstandings; and two ideas can recombine to produce a new idea involving elements of each parent idea. The term is used especially in the phrase "meme complex" denoting a group of mutually supporting memes that form an organised belief system, such as a religion. However, "meme" is often misused to mean "meme complex". Use of the term connotes acceptance of the idea that in humans (and presumably other tool- and language-using sophonts) cultural evolution by selection of adaptive ideas has become more important than biological evolution by selection of hereditary traits. Hackers find this idea congenial for tolerably obvious reasons. See also memetic algorithm. [Jargon File] (1996-08-11)

Wikipedia

Meme

A meme ( MEEM) is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme. A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols, or practices, that can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals, or other imitable phenomena with a mimicked theme. Supporters of the concept regard memes as cultural analogues to genes in that they self-replicate, mutate, and respond to selective pressures. In popular language, a meme may refer to an Internet meme, typically an image, that is remixed, copied, and circulated in a shared cultural experience online.

Proponents theorize that memes are a viral phenomenon that may evolve by natural selection in a manner analogous to that of biological evolution. Memes do this through the processes of variation, mutation, competition, and inheritance, each of which influences a meme's reproductive success. Memes spread through the behavior that they generate in their hosts. Memes that propagate less prolifically may become extinct, while others may survive, spread, and (for better or for worse) mutate. Memes that replicate most effectively enjoy more success, and some may replicate effectively even when they prove to be detrimental to the welfare of their hosts.

A field of study called memetics arose in the 1990s to explore the concepts and transmission of memes in terms of an evolutionary model. Criticism from a variety of fronts has challenged the notion that academic study can examine memes empirically. However, developments in neuroimaging may make empirical study possible. Some commentators in the social sciences question the idea that one can meaningfully categorize culture in terms of discrete units, and are especially critical of the biological nature of the theory's underpinnings. Others have argued that this use of the term is the result of a misunderstanding of the original proposal.

The word meme itself is a neologism coined by Richard Dawkins, originating from his 1976 book The Selfish Gene. Dawkins's own position is somewhat ambiguous. He welcomed N. K. Humphrey's suggestion that "memes should be considered as living structures, not just metaphorically" and proposed to regard memes as "physically residing in the brain." Although Dawkins said his original intentions had been simpler, he approved Humphrey's opinion and he endorsed Susan Blackmore's 1999 project to give a scientific theory of memes, complete with predictions and empirical support.

Examples of use of meme
1. And yet one meme, the religious meme, steadfastly refuses to die.
2. And it is the meme, or rather one particular meme, that is the prime cause of Dawkins‘s current grumpiness.
3. Meme memo: talk to Sam [Roake] about moderating comments.
4. But the truth was that I wasnt really interested in this parroted meme.
5. I mean his "wow moments" meme – the idea that Google is based around amazing discoveries.