A meme, according to the Oxford dictionary, is “an element of culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation.” In other words, memes are widely sharable artifacts, often humorous in nature, that travel throughout the internet. There’s little-to-no concern about copyright […]
Read more "Making of a marvelous meme"Objectives: My viral content challenge objective was to spread my photo by using my other platforms to promote4 my seemingly relatable tweet. I promoted my image through Instagram primarily as well as on other twitter accounts with more followers. In my Campaign, I aimed for simply 500 views, and 3,000 impressions IMGUR MEME: I […]
Read more "Viral Content Challenge — Campaign Analysis"Heath Ledger or Joaquin Phoenix? The Dark Knight’s Joker or Arthur Fleck’s Joker? People flocked to theaters this October to see if Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker would measure up to Health Ledger’s Academy Award winning Joker. After seeing the new Joker movie, diehard fans took to Twitter with the hashtag #JokerMovie to voice their support or […]
Read more "About that new Joker movie…"Imgur details for Part II To complete Part II, copy the image link from IMGUR and paste into WordPress’s visual editor like you would a tweet. Here’s an example of the URL > https://imgur.com/VXH0cur. You get to this link by going to your profile, then clicking the images tab (not the gallery tab). If you hit […]
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Read more "Need to Survive the Sunday Scaries?"Emma Henzes LAFAYETTE, NEW YORK: If you answered yes, you need to head to your local apple orchard for some seasonal activities. I went to Beak and Skiff in Upstate New York to get my dose of fall fun.
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Read more "Have you seen Justin Bieber, and Dan + Shay’s new song, “10,000 Hours”?"It doesn’t take an Internet expert to hack a viral hoax. To uncover hoaxers’ motives social users should look at the power of celebrity reactions. Internet users create hoaxes to spark reactions from influential users and disrupt the digital community. The Instagram Hoax accomplished both tasks when celebrities reposted the information and spread the message […]
Read more "hacking the internet hoax"In 2010, an altered photo posted on the message board 4chan, claimed that McDonald’s was adding a surcharge of $1.50 to the fast food orders of African Americans. The photo explained that McDonald’s reason for this surcharge was due to a recent string of robberies. Unsurprisingly, the image was quickly picked up by twitter users […]
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