Internet memes were once relegated to the depths of 4chan and Reddit. As memetic content surfaces in the mainstream, brands are looking to incorporate memes into their own ads. But can the spontaneous, bottom-up spirit that makes them so potent really be bottled and sold?

If you tweet something funny, there’s a small chance it could go viral. But what if you could hire a company to make that tweet into a trending topic? Enter Social Chain, self-described as the UK’s ‘largest influencer network’. How has a virtually unknown business spawned so many online trends?

If the internet is a procrastinator's playground, websites such as BuzzFeed are listicle wormholes of distraction that play into our guiltiest pleasures. But while BuzzFeed may have pioneered the listicle format, young upstart PlayBuzz has become the go-to place for mindless browsing. But how has it cracked the format for creating spreadable social media content?

“Damn Daniel,” cries Josh Holz in a Twitter post that gained he and Daniel immediate viral fame. “At it again with the white Vans.” The clip's popularity, which went viral in early 2016, left many onlookers scratching their heads. But Vans isn’t complaining, having seen a 30% rise in online sales.