From: "Aaron Agassi" <agassi@erols.com>
To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>
Subject: RE: The information theoretic view Was: JOM
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 15:51:41 -0400
In-Reply-To: <nr5rdzAJhB03Ewzo@faichney.demon.co.uk>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk [mailto:fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk]On Behalf
> Of Robin Faichney
> Sent: Friday, September 03, 1999 2:50 PM
> To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> Subject: Re: The information theoretic view Was: JOM
>
>
> In message <NBBBIIDKHCMGAIPMFFPJMEKODJAA.richard@brodietech.com>,
> Richard Brodie <richard@brodietech.com> writes
> >Some interesting trends based on memetic engineering:
> >
> >o Proliferation of evangelistic religions in the face of an
> overall decline
> >in religiousness
> >o Proliferation of logoed clothes and products
> >o "Viral marketing" on the Internet: referral programs, associate plans,
> >etc.
>
> Is there any reason to believe that any of these are "consciously
> memetic"?
You mean, that advertising companies do it on purpose?
> --
> Robin Faichney
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