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Viral phenomenon

Viral phenomena are data files that are spread via the internet. They can be video clips, pictures, texts or a combination.

When shared on social media, viral content can spread rapidly. So-called Memes are the best-known example of viral phenomena.

Kryptowährung Dogecoin

Dogecoin: The world's most valuable joke 11.05.2021

The cryptocurrency has outperformed all others over the past year and is now valued at $70 billion. Based on a meme, it has ironically shown itself to be rather sensitive to jokes, as revealed in a recent Elon Musk gag.
Bristol Jugendstreik Klimaprotest Greta Thunberg Illustration

Living Planet: Climate activists using EcoTok to reach Gen Z 22.04.2021

Generation Z is going viral on TikTok — not only with dances and cat memes, but with videos about caring for the environment. One collective of young climate influencers called EcoTok is making fun, fast-paced videos about everything from foraging to biodiverse grass. They're gaining hundreds of millions of views on the popular video sharing app. But do they make a dent in the offline world?
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Famous quotes: Why are so many fake? 24.03.2021

Popular quotes that often appear in speeches, tweets and memes are oftentimes fake. But how did they enter the popular lexicon, and can we find their true origins?

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Beeple digital artwork auctioned for a record $69 million 12.03.2021

Christie's auction house in London had until now only sold physical works of art. Beeple's digital piece has become the third-most-expensive work sold by a living artist.
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Jeff Koons and 'Fait d'hiver': When is plagiarism art? 26.02.2021

Once again, US artist Jeff Koons has been convicted of plagiarism. When is a work of art considered a copy, and what does that mean for memes?
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'I am not a cat': Courtroom Zoom mishap goes viral 10.02.2021

A lawyer in the US state of Texas has become internet famous after accidentally logging in to a court hearing with a filter that made him look like a kitten.
Elon Musk | CEO | SpaceX und Tesla

Tweets from Musk send price of Dogecoin soaring 04.02.2021

Prices of Dogecoin rose by 50% less than 24 hours after the world's richest man, Elon Musk, tweeted a meme of himself and the cryptocurrency's logo in Disney's The Lion King film.

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DW Business - Europe & America 26.01.2021

IMF predicts turnaround in global economic growth - Meme investing sends maligned stocks higher - Turkish woman climbs to height of her profession
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Weekly roundup — Vaccination frustrations, the rise in myopia & a viral video 26.01.2021

Remember those jokes about "2020 vision"? Well a new study suggests that stay-at-home measures during that year may have caused irrevocable damage to children's eyes — and to ours, by extension. Also, how Germans feel about their country's faltering vaccination strategy, and the misleading video from inside a hospital that's been shared a quarter million times.
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Bernie Sanders meme to raise money for charity 25.01.2021

A single photo of US Senator Bernie Sanders has inspired countless memes worldwide. The Democrat said he would use the viral image to help feed the hungry.
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Why 200-year-old shanty songs embody the spirit of 2021 14.01.2021

TikTok has turned "Wellerman," a 19th-century sea shanty, into a viral hit. The collective musical experience expresses the hopes and pain of our pandemic world.

Alain Bieber Künstlerischer Leiter NRW-Forum Düsseldorf

Alain Bieber: The Internet as the artist's digital workplace 06.12.2020

The internet should be a basic right, according to the artistic director of NRW Forum, Alain Bieber. Young artists in particular work on digital platforms, where they use images and memes in their work.
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Are memes the digital gateway to social media manipulation? 16.11.2020

The internet is teeming with funny photograph and GIF memes. But a closer look reveals that the medium often conveys sinister political messages, as well. That is why media literacy is key.
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Colombia: Protests against police brutality leave 13 dead, over 400 injured 12.09.2020

Mass protests erupted in Colombia after a viral video showed officers repeatedly tasering a civilian. The unrest, which has claimed over a dozen lives, prompted the defense minister to apologize on behalf of the police.
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Opinion: Germany has no Karen, but it has the Alman 26.07.2020

The Karen phenomenon is omnipresent. Images of loud, entitled, angry white American women dishing out abuse have gone viral. And there's a German counterpart — of sorts, writes Jenipher Camino Gonzalez.
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Brazil: Facebook removes fake accounts tied to Bolsonaro 08.07.2020

Fake personas of journalists posted about local elections and shared memes. Employees of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, his two sons and two prominent lawmakers tried to hide their connection to the network.
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