Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. Memes are so intertwined with social media that it is hard to ...

Google's trend charts of the phrase "Harlem Shake" are seismic. No one looked for the words until Feb. 7, then searches surged faster than any term Google ever had, except for "Whitney Houston" after ...

Memes are a cultural shorthand that, like all forms of communication, evolve with those who use them. Nobody can claim to know or understand every single meme that exists. There are simply too many, ...

First Lady Melania Trump’s cryptocurrency, $MELANIA, debuted in a social media post on Sunday. Her X account post reads, “The Official Melania Meme is live! You ...

Collage by Shubhra Dey While memes have been flooding our ‘socials’ for years, it was only during and after the pandemic that they became the language the internet wanted to use. In 2022, consulting ...

If you have spent any time scrolling through the internet, you have probably encountered a meme. From Grumpy Cat to Spider-Man pointing at another version of himself, memes are constantly being shared ...

Internet culture is saturated with memes, but how would you explain a meme to someone who doesn’t get it? By Alexis Benveniste Memes didn’t start with the internet. Some linguists argue that humans ...

Memes aren’t built to last. This is an accepted fact of online life. Some of our most beloved cultural objects are not only ephemeral but transmitted around the world at high speed before the close of ...