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Grumpy Cat built an empire on memes. That's getting harder to do
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Sabri Ben-Achour
May 17, 2019
The cat was a pioneer of the viral internet.
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The EU’s proposed copyright rules could upend the internet economy
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Molly Wood
Sep 14, 2018
Could this be the beginning of the end of internet memes?
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Meme manager Ben Lashes on Grumpy Cat fame
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Kai Ryssdal
Jun 7, 2013
Chances are, Ben Lashes is the marketing brains behind your favorite viral feline.
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By The Numbers
Old Economy Steve: A meme for frustrated Millennials
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Daryl Paranada
May 28, 2013
The meme that voices the economic frustrations of Millennials.
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Election 2012 winner: The Internet meme
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Daryl Paranada
Oct 17, 2012
From Binders Full of Women to Big Bird, the 2012 election season has inspired a wealth of Internet memes to remember.
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Web pounces on Romney 'binders full of women' comment
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Sally Herships
Oct 17, 2012
It took just a few minutes for social media pages built around Mitt Romney's debate comment about having "binders full of women" to materialize. But how do you monetize a meme?
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Codebreaker
Planking death
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John Moe
May 16, 2011
Not sure what's weirder: that someone died as the result of a planking accident or that planking is a phenomenon that exists. In case you're as...
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