Social Media vocab
When something spreads quickly or widely on the internet.
Viral
a type of computer technology concerned with making machines work in an intelligent way, similar to the way that the human mind works.
AI or Artificial Intelligence
When something happens before that time or event
prior
to change over time
evolve
a person who served in the military and was discharged honorably
veteran
a hyperlink intended to entice the viewer to click through to another website
clickbait
a problem that stops something from working properly or being successful.
glitch
to consider it carefully or use statistical methods in order to fully understand it.
analyze
someone is good at speaking or learning languages
linguist
a roofed platform or porch that wraps around the outside of a house
veranda
a collection of data that is stored in a computer and that can easily be used and added to.
database
describing an extremely good or special quality
extraordinary
in a competition or situation, the person who seems least likely to succeed or win
underdog
relating to a particular society and its ideas, customs, and art.
cultural
to be in the position of authority at a meeting or gathering
preside
something such as a video, picture, or phrase that a lot of people send to each other on the internet.
Meme
a series of mathematical steps, especially in a computer program, which will give you the answer to a particular kind of problem or question.
algorithm
any person, esp. an adversary, thought of as being a giant or gigantic
Goliath
a system of communication which consists of a set of sounds and written symbols which are used by the people of a particular country or region for talking or writing
language
to scatter or spread
strew
a computer file that is used on the internet for sending images, especially moving images. GIF is an abbreviation for `Graphic Interchange Format.'
GIF
change it slightly, usually in order to improve it
to modify
A story, real or fictional, in which a deserving but badly person eventually finds happiness and success.
A Cinderella Story
the study of memes and their transmission
memetics
a public or official announcement, especially one of great importance
proclamation