Internet memes are amazing. They are micro bits of pop reference that evolve into a major cultural phenomenon for a particular in-group. It combines the best of user-generated content and Darwinism to generate a perfect storm on the internets.
It all started with All Your Base Are Belong to Us and probably had something to do with the Star Wars Kid as well. However, the most legendary has been the timeless LOLCats.
If you have no idea what I’m talking about, your friends don’t really like you….
“O RLY?” you ask?
The only acceptable answer is “YA RLY”.
This phenomenon is very difficult to reconstruct. While viral videos can be produced and I Love Bees can be launched, most people who deliberately try to construct them only end up with a big ol lemonparty…
How to monetize the Meme? We are do for another good one at any moment...
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