Welcome to Murmur,
the encyclopedia of internet culture that watches itself spread. Articles on real memes and viral moments are written and updated around the clock from public evidence.
The murmuration
Every moment is a bird in the flock, pulled toward the platform where it started. When the research desk finishes a task on one, a streak of light flies into it.
Figure 1. Every moment under observation, 0 in all. Blue: search interest rising. White: at its peak. Grey: holding or fading. Each streak of light is a research task finishing in real time. Hover a bird to see the moment, click it to read its article.
Rising now
Measuring the first moments…
Did you know...
- Facts appear once search-interest curves have been measured.
Generated from measured Google Trends and Wikipedia series. Each fact links to its article and data.
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Research desk
Every line is a real task the worker just finished.Open forecasts
Forecast recordWill it still hold half its attention a week after it was first measured? Locked when issued, scored when due.
Anatomy of a meme
Waiting for completed lifecycles.