Internet memes are pictures, videos and other media that contain cultural information and circulate quickly through the Internet. The Internet allows memes to go viral and reach vast audiences. The type of cultural information portrayed through an Internet meme can vary. For example, one meme may contain pop culture information, while another meme may contain […]

We see internet memes everyday on all forms of social media, but what really is a meme? We laugh at them, recreate them, and share them all for the purpose of satire and to share with friends. Roughly, a meme is an idea, behavior, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture. […]

I’d like to consider myself a “meme connoisseur” in the most basic sense of the term. To me, memes and internet culture have become a staple of who I identify myself as. Everything from Baby Yoda to the latest Tik Tok trend are things that I pride myself on knowing about at any given time […]

An internet meme is something transferred from individual to individual within a culture – usually containing a humorous element – that can have an influence on society and that culture. While a meme is humorous, that humor reveals underlying cultural concerns about society. See this tweet from @GeneticJen from 2017: I see hundreds of great […]

To me, a meme is digital content created to entertain online viewers. Although the main purpose is entertainment, I think memes should be taken more seriously because they’re actually a very accurate representation of the larger issues in our society. What makes memes entertaining is that they typically ridicule human behavior, which is what takes […]

Minutes after TMZ broke the news of Kobe Bryant’s death in a tragic helicopter crash, Twitter erupted into collective mourning. Words of respect, timeless photographs and favorite memories filled the feeds of many across the platform, but one video in particular came up most across the board—a clip of Kobe talking basketball with his young […]

An internet meme is a type of humor online shared between people of the same culture. Internet memes are not just humorous, they should be taken seriously. As a society, we hold comedians to such a high standard because they make us feel good; basically, we pay money to laugh. Internet memes are free, TikTok, […]

In today’s day and age, we see memes everywhere go, especially on social media. Whether it be on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook, memes can always be found on our feeds, ready to make us laugh. When you log in to your accounts, maybe you’ll see a meme about how much Mondays suck. Or perhaps you’ll […]