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?

Gen Yers may have swapped playgrounds for office spaces and Gameboys for smartphones since the mid-’90s, but it seems they’re playing the same old games. What is it about Pokémon GO that’s gotten audiences of all ages hooked on a craze that many grew out of before the turn of the century?

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?

Lush Bath Bombs have served as stocking fillers and birthday gifts for years, and they’ve now become the darling of internet culture, with millions viewing Bath Bomb-related videos online. But just because people are talking about Lush, the brand doesn’t necessarily have a voice in the conversation.