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Know your memes: Understanding internet humour
- 2. meme an internet information generator, especially of random or contentless information (From the Greek mimëma, ‘something imitated’) source: urbandictionary.com
- 4. Grumpy Cat 1.96m views on Know Your Meme (KYM) Discovered in 2012, now has t-shirts, toys, drinks (grumppachino) & a film!
- 6. One does not simply walk into Mordor 1.6m KYM views From 2001 film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Google Maps now references this meme between ‘The Shire’ & ‘Mordor’ in the US
- 8. Brace yourself/Imminent Ned 600K KYM views Based on Game of Thrones’ ‘Winter is Coming’
- 9. Skeptical African Child no KYM ranking, but still brilliant
- 11. Unflattering Beyoncé 341k KYM views Went viral when publicist asked Buzzfeed to remove photos, deemed ‘unflattering’ (goes to show…) Bonus gif: http://i2.kym-cdn. com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/503/722/0a0.gif
- 13. Condescending Wonka 787k KYM views Based on Gene Wilder’s 70s Willy Wonka… …meme culture made him condescending
- 15. Scumbag Steve Nearly 4m KYM views A random picture, taken by Blake Boston’s mother! Now a global superstar, with music career about to take off
- 17. Overly Attached Girlfriend 3.8m KYM views From a Justin Beiber fan parody video with creepy, jealous lyrics - instantly got 1.35m views. Self-made meme! Laina Morris is now a star
- 19. Trollface and Rage Guy 8.9m & 2.6m KYM views respectively Originally from super-crude comics Now two of the most emblematic memes out there
- 21. Sad Keanu 2m KYM views Random paparazzi shot of actor turned into meme Variants: Happy Keanu, Tai Chi Keanu, Keanu Helmet
- 23. Nyan Cat 2m KYM views Originally a video… which has 114m YouTube views! A 10-hour version also exists… Not Japanese! But the music is…
- 25. Doge 9.3m KYM views, despite emerging only late 2013 Originally a photo of a Japanese teacher’s Shiba Inu Augmented with text in comic sans (the most-hated font on the internets!) Now has own virtual currency: Dogecoin
- 27. So what?
- 28. Cheezburger: a media empire built on memes! - Launched in 2007 - 50 sites - 400 million pageviews/month - Ben Huh regularly speaks at major tech/media conferences (MIPTV, LeWeb)
- 29. Alex from Target: true/fake meme phenomenon - Tweeted Nov 2 - #AlexFromTarget trended next day - 316,000 followers overnight (now 600,000) - Marketing company claimed credit - They were lying!
- 30. Grumpy Cat: global megastar - Starring in own movie, Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever (photo) - Featured on American Idol - 214,000 Twitter followers, 1.1m Facebook fans - Merchandising, etc…
- 31. Anything can be funny on the internet (for better or for worse) Memes can go viral & create stars overnight Copyright? Schmopyright Anyone can make a meme… even you! Like them or not, they are part of our culture…
- 32. YES, RLY!
- 33. Further reading! Where memes start: http://www.quickmeme.com Where memes finish: http://knowyourmeme.com
Editor's Notes
- Grumpy Cat: 1.96m KYM views, 1.1m Facebook fans Discovered in 2012, now has t-shirts, toys, drinks (grumppachino) & a film!
- One does not simply walk into mordor: KYM views: 1.6m From 2001 film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Google Maps now includes a note to this effect between « The Shire » and « Mordor » in the US
- Brace yourself/Imminent Ned. KYM views: 600k Based on Game of Thrones’ « Winter is Coming »
- Unflattering Beyonce: 341k KYM views Went viral when publicist asked Buzzfeed to remove photos, deemed « unflattering » (goes to show…) Hilarious gif: http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/503/722/0a0.gif
- Condescending Wonka: 787k KYM views
- Scumbag Steve: nearly 4m KYM views A random picture taken by Blake Boston’s mother! Now a global star, thanks to the internets
- Overly Attached Girlfriend: 3.8m KYM views From a Justin Beiber fan parody video with creepy, jealous lyrics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh0AhrY9GjA - instantly got 1.35m views. Self-made meme! Laina Morris is now a star
- Rage Guy: 2.6m KYM views From a comic originally about.. Going to the toilet This example also features Trollface, another recurring meme & one of the biggest (8.9m KYM views). It’s a troll.
- Sad Keanu: 2M KYM views Variants: Happy Keanu, Tai Chi Keanu, Keanu Helmet
- Nyan Cat: 2M KYM views Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH2-TGUlwu4 – has 114 million views! A 10-hour version also exists… Not Japanese! But the music is
- Doge: 9.3m KYM views despite only emerging late 2013 Photo of a Japanese teacher’s Shiba Inu dog; texts added in comic sans, the most ridiculed font on the internets Now has own virtual currency: Dogecoin!
- Make your own! Also part of Cheezburger network