@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.
}
}