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me: Associate Professor, School of Informa5on, U. Michigan on sabba5cal at Facebook NewsFoo 2011 ignite talk

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5 minute ignite NewsFoo informal talk on the characteristics and diffusion of Facebook memes.

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me:  Associate  Professor,  School  of  Informa5on,  U.  Michigan            on  sabba5cal  at  Facebook  

NewsFoo  2011  ignite  talk  

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why  did  they  emerge?  

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character  limits  on  status  updates  

October  has  5  Mondays,  5  Saturdays  and  5  Sundays  No  one  should  die  because  

they  don’t  have  health  insurance  

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April  6,  2009:  L'Abruzzo  si  sta  appoggiando  all'Avis  del  Lazio,  CERCANO  URGENTEMENTE  SANGUE  DI  RH  0  NEGATIVO.  Per  INFO  06  491340,  per  favore  fate  di  questo  post  il  vostro  status      

> 40,000 copies

shaking  up  the  status  update  

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Facebook  bliver  den  1/6  2009  en  betalingsside.  Prisen  bliver  30  USD  om  året  for  at  bruge  siden.  Hjælp  med  at  sørge  for  det  ikke  sker  ved  at  kopiere  denne  tekst  5l  din  status.  Facebook  som  betalings  side  NEJ  TAK!!!  

"FACEBOOK  JUST  RELEASED  THEIR  PRICE  GRID  FOR  MEMBERSHIP.  $9.99  PER  MONTH  FOR  GOLD  MEMBER  SERVICES…  IF  YOU  COPY  THIS  ON  YOUR  WALL  YOUR  ICON  WILL  TURN  BLUE  AND  FACEBOOK  WILL  BE  FREE  FOR  YOU.  PLEASE  PASS  THIS  MESSAGE  ON  IF  NOT  YOUR  ACCOUNT  WILL  BE  DELETED  "  

2 years later…!

geing  your  (pocketbook’s)  alen5on  April 2009 5,000 copies

Sept 2011 5,000 copies

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close  to  you,  close  to  home  

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true  >  funny  >  awesome  >  cute  

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"On  September  31st,  2011  Facebook  will  start  charging  you  for  your  account.  To  avoid  this,  you  MUST  get  NAKED,  stand  on  your  dining  room  table  and  do  the  Macarena,  all  the  while  singing  “I  Will  Survive”.  Aper  filming  and  pos5ng  it  to  your  Facebook  wall  and  YouTube,  then,  and  only  then,  will  Mark  Zuckerberg  come  down  your  chimney  to  tell  you  that  your  account  will  stay  free.  Pass  it  on,  it  must  be  true  because  someone  on  Facebook  I  hardly  know  told  me."  

Humor  

Sept. ’11 100,000 copies

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Fear  &  Warning  

"URGENT!!!  For  all  parents,  Nestle  is  asking  for  everyone  to  return  all  BANANA  BABY  FOOD  expiring  2012  because  they  may  contain    GLASS.  Please  copy  &  paste  for  all  babies  safety.  Bar  code  7613033089  73,  EVEN  if  you  are  not  a  parent  please  help  forward  this  post.    You  could  help  save  a  child  

Nestle  30,000  copies,  1  month  later  

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Fear  &  Warning  

"URGENT!!!  For  all  parents,  Nestle  is  asking  for  everyone  to  return  all  BANANA  BABY  FOOD  expiring  2012  because  they  may  contain    GLASS.  Please  copy  &  paste  for  all  babies  safety.  Bar  code  7613033089  73,  EVEN  if  you  are  not  a  parent  please  help  forward  this  post.    You  could  help  save  a  child  

Nestle  30,000  copies,  1  month  later  

Gerber  8,000  copies,  1  month  later  

Gerber  

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Guilt  

AMBER  ALERT...  3  year  old  BOY  taken  in  ROCHESTER,  IN  by  a  man  driving  a  MITSUBISHI  ECLIPSE  plate  number  98B351...  Please  put  this  as  your  status  so  it  moves  all  across  face  book.  YOU  WOULD  IF  IT  WAS  YOUR  CHILD!!!  I  have  copied  this  from  a  friend  

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Guilt  

AMBER  ALERT...  3  year  old  BOY  taken  in  ROCHESTER,  IN  by  a  man  driving  a  MITSUBISHI  ECLIPSE  plate  number  98B351...  Please  put  this  as  your  status  so  it  moves  all  across  face  book.  YOU  WOULD  IF  IT  WAS  YOUR  CHILD!!!  I  have  copied  this  from  a  friend  

It's  gola  be  true.  I  read  it  on  facebook  PLEASE  READ  CAREFULLY  98%  of  you  won't  repost,  but  I'm  sure  I  know  who  will  be  a  true  friend  (insert  lots  of  emo5onal  blackmail  here)  and  the  HEARTS  !  Don't  forget  the  friggin  HEARTS  ♥♥  

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Urgency  &  persistence  

within  11  mins  of  reading  rest  of  the  day  next  24  hours  one  hour    

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If  you  agree,  post  this  as  your  status  for  the  rest  of  the  day.  

no  one  should    die  because  they  cannot  afford    and  no  one  should    because  they    

go  broke    health  care,    

get  sick.    

Humor  &  Muta5on  

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If  you  agree,  post  this  as  your  status  for  the  rest  of  the  day.  

no  one  should    

because  they  cannot  afford    and  no  one  should    because  they    

go  broke    

be  without  a  beer  

bought  too  many  beers.    

one,    

Humor  &  Muta5on  

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If  you  agree,  post  this  as  your  status  for  the  rest  of  the  day.  

no  one  should    die  because  they  cannot  afford    and  no  one  should    because  they    

go  broke    

be  without  a  beer  health  care,    

get  sick.    bought  too  many  beers.    

one,    

Humor  &  Muta5on  

all  they  can  find  is  decaf.    

coffee,    lag  behind,  

fall  asleep  

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If  you  agree,  post  this  as  your  status  for  the  rest  of  the  day.  

believes  that    no  one  should    die  because  of  zombie  aLacks,    but  if  someone  gets  infected  

shoot  them.    the  right  thing  to  do  is  to    decapitate  them.    

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1,300        "No  one  should  be  without  a  beer…”  

 12,000        “No  one  should  be  frozen  in  carbonite”  

400,000        “No  one  should  die  because  they  can’t  afford  health  care.”  

6,000        ”No  one  should  die  because  of  Zombies”  

20        "No  one  should  die  unless  Chuck  Norris  delivers  a  roundhouse,                      and  no  one  should  go  broke  unless  Chuck  Norris  breaks  them”  

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early   late  

Propaga5on  

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Somewhere  right  now  a  nurse  is  geing  yelled  at  for  being  late  with  meds,  holding  their  bladder  because  they  have  been  so  busy  they  can't  pee,  right  now  a  nurse  is  being  puked  on  And  is  missing  their  family  while  taking  care  of  yours.  In  the  minute  it  took  you  to  read  this,  nurse  all  over  the  world  are  saving  lives.  Re-­‐post  if  you  are  a  nurse,  love  a  nurse,  or  appreciate  a  nurse.  

Compe55on  

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Somewhere  right  now  a  nurse  is  geing  yelled  at  for  being  late  with  meds,  holding  their  bladder  because  they  have  been  so  busy  they  can't  pee,  right  now  a  nurse  is  being  puked  on  And  is  missing  their  family  while  taking  care  of  yours.  In  the  minute  it  took  you  to  read  this,  nurse  all  over  the  world  are  saving  lives.  Re-­‐post  if  you  are  a  nurse,  love  a  nurse,  or  appreciate  a  nurse.  

 cop        

 cop        

 cop          cop          cop        

 cop        

Compe55on  

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Compe55on  

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Compe55on  

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Recombina5on  15  year  old  girl  holds  hands  with  her  1  year  old  son.  People  call  her  a  "slut",  no  one  knows  she  was  raped  at  age  14.  People  call  another  guy  "fat",  no  one  knows  he  has  a  serious  disease  causing  him  to  be  overweight.  People  call  an  old  man  "ugly",  no  one  knows  he  experienced  a  serious  injury  to  his  face  while  figh5ng  for  our  country  in  the  war.  Re-­‐post  this  if  you  are  against  bullying  and  stereotyping.  I  bet  88  of  you  won't,  the  other  22  aren’t  heartless  and  will.    

Hi,  my  name  is  Amy  Bruce.  I  am  7  years  old,  and  I  have  severe  lung  cancer  .  I  also  have  a  large  tumor  in  my  brain,  from  repeated  bea5ngs.  Doctors  say  I  will  die  soon  if  this  isn't  fixed,  and  my  family  can't  pay  the  bills.  The  Make  A  Wish  Founda5on,  has  agreed  to  donate  7  cents  for  every  5me  this  message  is  sent  on.  For  those  of  you  who  send  this  along,  I  thank  you  so  much,  but  for  those  who  don't  send  it,  what  goes  around  comes  around.  Have  a  Heart.  Put  this  as  your  status  ♥  

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