Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id UAA16710 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Tue, 9 May 2000 20:11:57 +0100 Message-ID: <B6E47FBD3879D31192AD009027AC929C3688C1@NWTH-EXCHANGE> From: Bruce Jones <BruceJ@nwths.com> To: "'memetics@mmu.ac.uk'" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Subject: RE: a memetic experiment- an eIe opener Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 14:16:41 -0500 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
In other words there is a connection between verbal and visual stimuli and
having been primed with both in the scenario a subconscious response to a
later stimuli is to purchase the product. Sounds a bit like movies and
popcorn!
With that in mind then a meme or mental virus can not infect and replicate
without having both an implantation mechanism and a triggering mechanism.
Both of which must first be "primed".
Therefore the question in my mind is: Does social/economic environment act
as a growth media for the meme? Is the social structure the carrier for a
meme? If a meme can get started and evolve into a malignant entity is this
indicative of a sick culture to begin with? Of course the opposite would be
true too!
Bruce
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Palson [SMTP:cpalson@mediaone.net]
> Subject: Re: a memetic experiment- an eIe opener
> The media industry took several to complete
> a study that studied the effect of advertising by actually following
> people
> around after they had been exposed to real advertising in their real
> lives.
> Here's what they found: there is very little correlation between what
> people say
> they remember of products with what they actually do in regards to that
> product. In other words, while they may not be able to SAY that they
> remember
> product X, they will nevertheless be more prone to buy that product if
> they have
> seen the advertising.
>
>
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