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Internet phenomena are social and cultural phenomena specific to the Internet, such as Internet memes, which include popular catchphrases, images, viral videos, and jokes. When such fads and sensations occur online, they tend to grow rapidly and become more widespread because the instant communication facilitates word of mouth transmission.
Penny Arcade creators Mike Krahulik (left) and Jerry Holkins (right) "Loss" was received negatively by some webcomic creators and critics. The creators of webcomic series Penny Arcade, Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins, were asked about the strip during an interview with Joystiq; both men criticized it, with Holkins describing Buckley as the "Antichrist", humorously citing "Loss" and its ...
The original photo of Kabosu that led to the meme. Doge (usually / d oʊ dʒ / DOHJ, / d oʊ ɡ / DOHG or / d oʊ ʒ / DOHZH) is an Internet meme that became popular in 2013. The meme consists of a picture of a Shiba Inu dog, accompanied by multicolored text in Comic Sans font in the foreground.
"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 .
Image macros were one of the most common forms of internet memes in the 2000s, and often featured witty messages or catchphrases, although not all image macros are necessarily humorous. LOLcats , which are images of expressive cats coupled with texts, are considered to be the first notable occurrence of image macros. [ 1 ]
Image credits: suburbanbeard While that 0.6% increase might not sound like a lot of money, any additional cash you can choose how you spend is valuable. Meanwhile, after-tax income, adjusted for ...
Jamie Wilkinson (right) and Kenyatta Cheese at ROFLCon II, 2010. Know Your Meme was created in December 2007 as a series of videos which were part of the vlog Rocketboom.It was founded by employees Kenyatta Cheese, Elspeth Rountree and Jamie Wilkinson, and Rocketboom CEO Andrew Baron in their spare time, when host Joanne Colan could not finish the current season of Rocketboom. [3]
The phenomenon of dank memes sprouted a subculture called the "meme market", satirising Wall Street and applying the associated jargon (such as "stocks") to internet memes. Originally started on Reddit as /r/MemeEconomy, users jokingly "buy" or "sell" shares in a meme reflecting opinion on its potential popularity.