@misc{cogprints1132, editor = {Jean Ramaekers}, title = {What makes a meme successful? Selection criteria for cultural evolution}, author = {Francis Heylighen}, publisher = {Association Internationale de Cybernetique}, year = {1998}, pages = {423--418}, keywords = {meme, memetics, cultural evolution, selection criteria}, url = {http://cogprints.org/1132/}, abstract = {Meme replication is described as a 4-stage process, consisting of assimilation, retention, expression and transmission. The effect of different objective, subjective, intersubjective and meme-centered selection criteria on these different stages is discussed. } }