Prior epic viruses have permanently changed the world, but coronavirus may prove less impactful because of our information-sharing and scientific technologies.
Second, I’m baffled by their decision to not let users share screenshots or clips. They should do the opposite and make a frictionless clip / gif sharing workflow!
The internet enables Aggregators to shift the chokepoint in the value chain from supply to demand. The monopolies of the 20th centuries - U.S. Steel, Standard Oil, American Tobacco - exerted power through their control of supply. The largest companies in the 21st century are winning by first controlling demand, and using the strength and scale of... See more
The subreddit r/MemeEconomy now boasts 1.4 million followers — self-proclaimed “meme analysts” — each dedicated to uncovering and “investing” in the memes that they believe have the most viral potential.
One mathematical reason for the rising usage of emoji in Twitter and other forms of online communication may be that it increases the amount of information that can be encoded in 140 (and now 280) characters.