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YouTube Meme Culture: Reaction Videos to Remix Clips
A sourced look at YouTube meme culture, from YouTube Poop remixes and reaction videos to Rickrolling and the fair use…
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How Humor Works on X: Quote Posts, Ratios and Bits
How X Twitter humor works: character limits, quote posts, ratios, running bits and Weird Twitter, with sourced history.
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Viral Trends: How Challenges and Formats Take Off
A viral trend spreads fast because it is easy to copy, easy to recognise and social. The 2014 Ice Bucket…
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Twitch Slang Glossary: Chat Terms Explained
What common Twitch slang means, where emote words came from, and how the platform’s chat vocabulary spreads and gets retired.
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Popular Twitch Emotes and What They Mean
A plain guide to the most common Twitch emotes, what each one signals in chat, and the story of how…
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TikTok Trends: How They Start, Spread and Fade
How a TikTok trend begins with a simple template, spreads through the For You feed and fades once copies feel…
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Streamer Culture: Subs, Raids and Chat Rituals
How subs, raids and chat rituals turned live broadcasts into communities, from Justin.tv to Twitch Plays Pokémon.
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Streamer Slang Guide: Terms From Live Chat and Creator Circles
Stream slang explained through dated origins: Kappa, PogChamp, copypasta, leetspeak and algospeak, and how chat terms travel between platforms.
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The Kappa Emote: Origin and Meaning
Kappa signals sarcasm in Twitch chat. Here is who is on the emote, where the name comes from and how…
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Creator Culture: Fandoms, Collabs and Community Norms
How fandoms, collabs, content houses and community norms shape creator culture online.