What is a meme?
A ‘meme’ is something that goes “viral”, which means that it gets shared all over the Internet. It can be almost any idea or concept expressed in some form of content on the web. It can be a photo, a video, a person, an animal, a fictional character, an event, a song, a belief, an action, a GIF, a symbol, a word or anything else. Most are captioned photos or series of photos intended to be funny. The photo may be used over and over with different captions.
Many start on sites like 4chan, Reddit, and Tumblr. They become viral through social media sharing.
If you’d like to jump on the meme bandwagon, here’s some ways to do it:
1. Help memes go viral by sharing on social media
2. Download an interesting photo and then share it with your own edits, captions, or comments
3. Make your own
You can make a meme by using a photo, drawing, or video of your own, or just a phrase with a background. You can use a tool like Microsoft Paint or PhotoShop, or use the creative options that your social media platform provides.
There are now specialized websites and apps for meme creation.
Here’s a meme that I created using PowerPoint.
Here are the steps in PowerPoint:
- Insert a picture using the Insert menu
- Insert a callout shape from the Insert menu
- Insert a text box from the Insert menu
- Change the text color to black and write the text
- Select all, right-click, and select “Group“
- Right click and select “Save as Picture“
That’s it! It just took me a few minutes.
Do you want to help my meme go viral? Be sure to like, comment, and share.
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