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The stock photograph that inspired the meme. Distracted boyfriend is an Internet meme based on a 2015 stock photograph by Spanish photographer Antonio Guillem. Social media users started using the image as a meme at the start of 2017, and it went viral in August 2017 as a way to depict different forms of disloyalty.
Internet memes are an example of Dawkins' meme theory at work in the sense of how they so rapidly mirror current cultural events and become a part of how the time period is defined. Limor Shifman uses the example of the 'Gangnam Style' Music video by South Korean pop-star, Psy that went viral in 2012.
Image credits: b00_y0u_w****_ Now, apart from making us laugh, memes have found a new role—they’ve become a powerful tool in marketing. Brands are increasingly turning to memes to connect with ...
Although related, internet memes differ from traditional memes in that they often represent fleeting trends, whereas the success of traditional memes is measured by their endurance over time. Additionally, internet memes tend to be less abstract in nature compared to their traditional counterparts. [ 2 ]
Image credits: history_memes_balll Understanding history also helps us understand our own identities. Anything from how you look, what language you speak and what foods your grandmother prepares ...
Also, many of the memes pause the video halfway through and switch the color to black and white in order to make it more dramatic. Some even focus on how they feel after realizing they overslept ...
"All your base are belong to us" is an Internet meme based on a poorly translated phrase from the opening cutscene of the Japanese video game Zero Wing. The phrase first appeared on the European release of the 1991 Sega Mega Drive / Genesis port of the 1989 Japanese arcade game .
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