Tag: Algorithm
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What makes a video go viral? The science of memes.
Understanding the spread of internet memes. A brief look. How does a video go viral. Is it random? No. Well, not completely. There is some explanation of it all. What is a ‘meme’? A word derived from ‘gene’, it is an idea/behavior that spreads within a culture. A gene usually spreads vertically [ from parent…
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Is blekko what google wants to be?
It’s a widely acknowledged fact that the primary purpose of Google’s +1s and Google Plus itself was to get what facebook has. User data. Why? Better search. It’s been clear for quite some time, that having an awesome algorithm, with high levels of complexity, does no more mean better search results. What does? Well, in…