# Globetrotting Meme Projects Meme the World is a Crowd-Sourced Project By Simal Yilmaz | Published 2013-03-08 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meme-the-world References: [kickstarter](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/882963751/meme-the-world) & [memetheworld](http://memetheworld.com/) Created by Justin Crowe, Meme the World is an art project that aims to showcase the forming of a [collective experience](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/momentshub) that illustrates our global culture. Instructions are simple: “Use cup, photograph your experience, and pass the mug to a new person.” Until the emergence of the Internet, the word culture used to have a very regional definition. Humans have managed to create a global culture that is on the Internet using our finger tips, within a realm that is made up of entirely of ones and zeros that translates into meaningful visuals through our gadget screens -- this sounds absolutely crazy, but is true. Yet we still managed to form unique and contagious communicative cultural elements to it. [Meme-ing is in our nature](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/memedeck) and the 'Meme the world' project pushes us to regain our ability to unify and [create collaboratively](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/everyone-draw). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.7/10 - Popularity: 12% | Activity: 31% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Internet](https://www.trendhunter.com/internet) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Crowd-sourced Art:** Opportunities for disruptive innovation lie in creating platforms for crowd-sourced art projects that showcase global culture and facilitate collaborative creativity. - **Global Culture:** Disruptive innovation can be achieved by leveraging the power of the Internet to create and promote a global culture that transcends regional boundaries. - **Meme-ing as Communication:** Exploring the potential of memes as a form of communication presents disruptive innovation opportunities to tap into collective experiences and connect people worldwide. ### Who This Affects Most - **Art and Design:** The art and design industry can explore opportunities in crowd-sourced projects to leverage global culture and collaborative art creation. - **Technology:** The technology industry can play a role in developing platforms for crowd-sourced projects that facilitate global cultural exchange and collaborative creativity. - **Social Media and Communication:** Disruptive innovation opportunities exist in the social media and communication industry to harness the power of memes as a universal language for global expression and connection. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Global Pixel Canvas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wplace.md) - [Travel Collectible Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/world-traveler.md) - [Real-Time Emotion Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/global-mood-ring.md) - [Meme Discovery Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-meme-co.md) - [Meme-Style AI Models](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pepeai.md) - [Meme Creation Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/memingo.md) - [Collaborative Artistic Projects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creator-odyssey.md) - [AI Meme Creators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pictomeme.md) - [Meme-Storing Online Spaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meme-depot.md)