Uncovering the Popular Culture Landscape Through Reddit Memes
An Insight into Online Trends and User Engagement
By Reddit [source]
About this dataset
This comprehensive dataset shines a light on the delightfully goofy world of Reddit memes. It captures a snapshot of the trends, humor and creative expression that Reddit users contribute to our online culture. Popular memes listed in this set include titles, URL's, dates created, comment numbers and score upvotes. With this data science-friendly data format, you can get an inside look into which memes resonate most with fellow Redditors across various threads. Analyze these meme insights to gain a better understanding how modern digital culture is shaped through popular content on this fun-filled platform!
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How to use this dataset
This dataset provides an interesting look into popular culture trends, as reflected through digital memes. We can analyze the data in several ways to gain insights into what types of memes are popular, what topics they explore, and how the meme trend has changed over time.
Here are some tips on how you can best use this data:
- Use the title column to get a sense of the type of topic or theme that each meme tackles.
- Look at the score column to discover which memes have been upvoted by Reddit users and seen as more popular.
- Explore the URL column to find out where each meme was posted online – does it come from a certain website, or could it be widely linked across all sites?
- Analyze comment numbers in order uncover what subject matters strike up passionate conversations and debate among meme-goers! Check out both comms_num and timestamp columns for discussion patterns related to any particular topic or type of content that goes viral easily on Reddit communities?
- Finally, look at when each individual meme was created (created column) to see how long ago did a particular joke come into existence! Which ones stand strong even after years since being posted? This could be an indicator of any timeless topics resonating with audiences beyond its initial launch date!
Research Ideas
- Analyzing the differences between popular memes across different times of the year, such as around holidays or during important cultural events.
- Understanding how different words and phrases used in titles have an impact on the success of a particular meme.
3)Tracking particular topics, words, and phrases to provide insights into current trends related to online culture
Acknowledgements
If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors.
Data Source
License
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) - Public Domain Dedication
No Copyright - You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. See Other Information.
Columns
File: memes.csv
Column name |
Description |
title |
The title of the meme. (String) |
score |
The number of upvotes that a meme has received. (Integer) |
url |
A link directly leading towards a post containing that particular meme. (String) |
comms_num |
The total amount of comments beneath said post. (Integer) |
created |
The exact time stamp when said post was made on Reddit. (DateTime) |
body |
Whatever text appears in the body section for each posts. (String) |
timestamp |
The timestamp of when the meme was posted. (DateTime) |
Acknowledgements
If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors.
If you use this dataset in your research, please credit Reddit.