%A Francis Heylighen %T What makes a meme successful? Selection criteria for cultural evolution %X Meme replication is described as a 4-stage process, consisting of assimilation, retention, expression and transmission. The effect of different objective, subjective, intersubjective and meme-centered selection criteria on these different stages is discussed. %K meme, memetics, cultural evolution, selection criteria %P 423-418 %E Jean Ramaekers %D 1998 %I Association Internationale de Cybernetique %L cogprints1132