How Internet Culture Forms
Internet culture forms through shared viral experiences, platform features like Twitter brevity, inside jokes, and memes as cultural currency.
May 2025
What Is Digital Minimalism? Enhancing Tech Use
Public callouts demand accountability and amplify outrage. It can correct harmful behavior but also creates mob justice and chilling effects on...
The Science of Misinformation: Why False News Spreads Fast
Memes spread ideas through imitation and variation. They serve as social commentary, political messages, and shared cultural references binding...
Platform Norms Explained
Platform norms emerge from design: Twitter favors brevity and snark, Reddit encourages anonymity and longform, LinkedIn promotes professional polish.
May 2024
What Is Propaganda? Techniques and Historical Context
A rigorous examination of propaganda — from WWI's Creel Committee and Nazi total propaganda to Cold War cultural warfare and today's digital...
August 2023
What Is the Attention Economy? Capturing Human Focus
The attention economy treats human attention as a scarce resource to be captured and sold. Learn how platforms engineer engagement and what it...