{"603513":{"#nid":"603513","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Bringing Memes to the Masses","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EUndergraduates Create A\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003Epp.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;That Uses Machine Learning to Curate Memes Based on Personal Interests\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen \u003Cstrong\u003EAnushk\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E Mittal\u003C\/strong\u003E 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 \u003Cstrong\u003EJoshua Wang\u003C\/strong\u003E, a third-year computer science major, and together they created an all-meme platform. The platform,\u0026nbsp;Memeois, 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\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E50,000 Active Users\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe invention is one of six competing for the\u0026nbsp;InVenture Prize, 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\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHelping People Be Creative\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\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\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/content\/anushk-mittal-helping-people-around-world-get-good-nights-sleep\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E[READ:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/content\/anushk-mittal-helping-people-around-world-get-good-nights-sleep\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAnushk\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/content\/anushk-mittal-helping-people-around-world-get-good-nights-sleep\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E Mittal, helping people around the world get a good night\u0026rsquo;s sleep]\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\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;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Cem\u003EStory first appeared\u0026nbsp;in the Georgia Tech News Center, March 6, 2018\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"GT Computing undergrads have developed a machine learning based meme-generating app."}],"uid":"32045","created_gmt":"2018-03-08 15:31:33","changed_gmt":"2018-03-08 15:33:17","author":"Ben Snedeker","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-03-08T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2018-03-08T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"603509":{"id":"603509","type":"image","title":"Memeois team","body":null,"created":"1520522183","gmt_created":"2018-03-08 15:16:23","changed":"1520522183","gmt_changed":"2018-03-08 15:16:23","alt":"Georgia Tech computer science undergrads discuss app they developed ","file":{"fid":"230039","name":"Memeoisteam_inventureprize_4_march18.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Memeoisteam_inventureprize_4_march18.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Memeoisteam_inventureprize_4_march18.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":145625,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Memeoisteam_inventureprize_4_march18.jpg?itok=WfyRU8Gp"}}},"media_ids":["603509"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"576481","name":"ML@GT"}],"categories":[{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"177335","name":"Memeois"},{"id":"177338","name":"meme"},{"id":"177336","name":"Mittal"},{"id":"177337","name":"Joshua Wang"},{"id":"9167","name":"machine learning"},{"id":"2835","name":"ai"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:Memeois\u0022\u003Ealbert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["albert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}