Comments on: Memes as Mechanisms: How Digital Subculture Informs the Real World

By: They gave us a break: the Kit Kat campaign ends in success – No passengers

They gave us a break: the Kit Kat campaign ends in success – No passengers — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 04:40:45 +0000

[...] (For an exhaustive discussion of this meme as subcultural metaphor, and even why it’s funny, see Alex Leavitt’s thoughtful piece here.) As negotiations with Nestléat that moment were, let’s say, tense, I didn’t want to risk [...]

By: Vaughn Gwyn

Vaughn Gwyn — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:45:55 +0000

What a surprise! I was just searching for something like this a couple of days ago. It’s weird how you constantly find what you need when you stop looking. In any case, you weren’t obligated to post this but did it generously anyway so thanks! I will have my daughter read this and possibly comment when I get home. Have a nice day!

By: Henry Jenkins and Friedrich Nietzsche « BCM301

Henry Jenkins and Friedrich Nietzsche « BCM301 — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:25:37 +0000

[...] were directly linked to by other sources that you’ve (hopefully) already read – the Department of Alchemy blog post about the Downfall meme, and the wikipedia article on creative destruction. When you’re [...]

By: Digital Hacking « BCM301

Digital Hacking « BCM301 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 01:31:12 +0000

[...] (Convergence Culture Consortium) and which I found hilarious in a post industrial sort of way was an article about the whole Downfall Meme. If you go there and want to watch the videos you may find that they [...]

By: They gave us a break: the Kit Kat campaign ends in success | No passengers

They gave us a break: the Kit Kat campaign ends in success | No passengers — Tue, 18 May 2010 05:51:36 +0000

[...] an exhaustive discussion of this meme as subcultural metaphor, and even why it’s funny, see Alex Leavitt’s thoughtful piece here.) As negotiations with Nestlé at that moment were, let’s say, tense, I didn’t [...]

By: Malditos Bastardos Posmodernos. « Palomitas en los ojos

Malditos Bastardos Posmodernos. « Palomitas en los ojos — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 07:02:58 +0000

[...] un ataque masivo en este servidor de vídeos debido a la reclamación de la productora (en esta página encontraran un extenso reportaje sobre los videos y su condición de meme). Además son un ejemplo claro de lo que contábamos antes: la historia es [...]

By: Hitler Is Pissed About Fair Use « millsworks

Hitler Is Pissed About Fair Use « millsworks — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:00:00 +0000

[...] pants hilarious. It was perfect use of digital media to craft parody and satire. Be sure to read Alex Leavitt’s post on the whole Hitler Video Meme – it’s fascinating [...]

By: Memetic Downfall

Memetic Downfall — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:51:54 +0000

[...] A full postmodern/contextual analysis of the Hitler meme as a semiotic case study, including a look at the PC barrier, can be found here. [...]

By: We’ll Always Have Our Memories Of Hitler Reacting « Around The Sphere

We’ll Always Have Our Memories Of Hitler Reacting « Around The Sphere — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:38:44 +0000

[...] For more on the genesis of the Downfall meme, see YouTOMB researcher Alex Leavitt’s study. [...]

By: ak77

ak77 — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:28:23 +0000

Excellent article, well written.