{"603352":{"#nid":"603352","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Bringing Memes to the Masses  ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhen Anushk Mittal was a freshman he turned to memes to relax after a stressful day of classes. He soon realized that in addition to being fun, memes offered a positive way for people to interact with one another.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMittal, a second-year computer science major, later paired up with Joshua Wang, a third-year computer science major, and together they created an all-meme platform. The platform, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/app.memeois.com\/\u0022\u003EMemeois\u003C\/a\u003E, crawls the internet for memes and uses machine learning to curate a personalized feed. Think of Instagram, but for memes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe invention is one of six competing for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inventureprize.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EInVenture Prize\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s annual invention competition. The winner will be announced March 14.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;ve created an accessible network where people can discover and experience the magic of memes and share it with everyone,\u0026rdquo; said Mittal, who is from New Delhi, India. \u0026ldquo;There\u0026rsquo;s so much negativity in the world and we\u0026rsquo;re all under so much stress that it\u0026rsquo;s nice to give people a way to step back, relax and realize how wonderful life is. Memes help us do that.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWang said InVenture provides an opportunity for Memeois to attract more attention and resources.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThey launched Memeois on iOS in September and it has already attracted more than 50,000 active users in 86 different countries. More than 4 million memes interactions have been conducted through the platform.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe platform is free and without advertisements. The plan is to earn money through business-to-business solutions, Mittal said, noting that memes lead to high user engagement.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMemeois uses machine learning and will recommend memes. The platform also offers share and search features, which allow for meme-filled conversations, Mittal said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We help people be creative and innovative with memes,\u0026rdquo; said Wang, who is from Seoul, South Korea. \u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;ve always wanted to help connect people\u0026rsquo;s lives through modern technology. It\u0026rsquo;s like what we learned in our introduction to programming classes -- technologies do impact the world and computers can help connect people.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EInVenture Prize finalist Memeois offers a personalized all-meme experience. 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