Repetitive actions performed by an individual
What is Habit?
Spatially isolated, influenced by local factors
what is distribution?
Often anonymous with traditional storytelling
what is folk music?
Reflects occupation and income
what is pop clothing?
Growing globally, US share declining over time
what is social media?
Repetitive actions of a group, defining its characteristics
What is a Custom?
Prevails in large, heterogeneous societies with shared habits
what is description?
Created by known authors, produced for sale
what is popular music?
Reflect religious or local environmental concerns
what is food taboos?
Control, censorship, and punishment of social media users
What is government concerns?
Traditional practices in small, isolated, homogeneous groups
What is description?
Usually from specific developed countries
Soccer (folk origins), Ice hockey (cold climates)
what is global appeal?
Coca-Cola (US, Europe, Russia), Pepsi (Canada, South & Southwest Asia)
what is global sales?
Malware, ransomware, cyber espionage, and cyberattacks
what is cybersecurity risk?
Often anonymous, sometimes with multiple origins (hearths)
Rapidly through hierarchical diffusion
what is diffuision?
Cricket, wushu, lacrosse. Baseball's global spread
Rapid diffusion to Europe by 1970, near-universal access by the 21st century
what is television?
Spreading false or unverified information
what is fake news and misinformation?
Slow, via migration diffusion
What is diffusion?
Widespread where technology allows
what is distribution?
Reflects environment or cultural beliefs.
what is folk clothing?
Rapid global adoption; declining share in the US over time
What is the internet?
Deliberately provocative messages to incite conflict
what is trolling?