%A Francis Heylighen
%T What makes a meme successful? Selection criteria for cultural evolution
%X 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.
%K meme, memetics, cultural evolution, selection criteria
%P 423-418
%E Jean Ramaekers
%D 1998
%I Association Internationale de Cybernetique
%L cogprints1132