• Chapter 7 - The Meme Life Cycle
• Birth
• Discovery
• Aggregation
• Word of Mouth
• Blog Pickup
• Mainstream Exposure
• Commercialization
• Death
• A Tale of Two Memes
• Consequences Will Never Be The Same
• Birth: Jessi Slaughter Uploads Meme-worthy Content
• Discovery: 4chan Pounces
• Word of Mouth: “Check out this bratty little girl and her dumb redneck
• Blog Pickup: Gawker and Urlesque Break The Story
• Mainstream Exposure: Innocent Girl Cyberbullied, are Your Children Safe?
• Death: The Hivemind Moves On
• Operation Birthday Boy
• Birth: Look At This Poor Guy :(
• Discovery: D’awww!
• Aggregation: Reddit Starts Its Charity Engine
• Word of Mouth: “Check out this adorable old geezer.”
• Blog Pickup: The Daily What and Urlesque pick up the story
• Mainstream Exposure: Internet Wishes Area Man Happy 90th Birthday
• Death: 4chan Pats Itself on the Back
• Bottoms Up
• Welcome to the Memesphere
• Surviving and Thriving in the Memesphere
• A Meme is Born: The Story of Keyboard Cat