Internet culture is the set of social forms, aesthetics, protocols, communities, memes, archives and practices that emerge through networked communication.
Internet culture connects network protocols, web publishing, platform communities, memes, archives, open source, digital folklore and public knowledge systems.
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Definition
Internet culture is culture shaped by networked communication. It includes communities, aesthetics, rituals, jokes, archives, protocols and platform behaviors.
Scope
The concept includes memes, forums, social protocols, federated networks, digital folklore, web archives, open-source communities and platform-native genres.
Applications
Electronic Artefacts can use internet culture as a bridge between technical systems and cultural memory.
Limitations
Internet culture changes quickly. Durable analysis should focus on patterns, infrastructures and archival traces rather than short-lived trends alone.
References
See ActivityPub, open source, hypertext and digital preservation.
Identity and publication
Record metadata
Entity ID
ea:concept:internet-culture
Publication class
canonical
Status
active
Maturity
research
Confidence
validated
Published
2026-06-24
Modified
2026-06-24
Version
1.0.0
Citation
How to cite this record
Internet Culture. 1.0.0. Electronic Artefacts, 2026-06-24. https://electronicartefacts.com/knowledge/concepts/internet-culture/