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The Role Of Memes In An Online Community Created By College Students: A Content Analysis, Jessica Probst
The Role Of Memes In An Online Community Created By College Students: A Content Analysis, Jessica Probst
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This paper explores how a community is formed in the Facebook group The M in UMW Stands for Memes and what role memes play in shaping a sense of community and sharing information. Based on previous research, there was a common theme found within the results of the studies; memes can be used to communicate information and a shared understanding is needed to have a sustainable online community. I chose to complete this study using a content analysis which allowed for an evaluation of the shared language used in the posts revealing how this mode of communication creates a sustainable …