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Warning: 'Be Like Bill' meme could pose serious security risk
'Bill is smart. Be like Bill.' memes are the biggest craze on social media right now. It allows for your Facebook friends to get a little laugh out of your automatically generated result, but it can also pose a serious threat to your computer. It's ...
(Jan 28, 2016, FOX 5 Atlanta)
What Tumblr Has Done to the 'Tag Yourself' Meme Is Pure and Beautiful Insanity
If you're at all familiar with Facebook or Instagram, you're familiar with the "tag yourself" meme: a grid of cartoons or photos from which you cast roles for yourself and your friends. And if you're at all familiar with Tumblr, you're familiar with ...
(Jan 28, 2016, New York Magazine)
'Be like Bill' or similar apps could pose security risk to your computer
Those "Be like Bill" memes you're seeing Facebook feed may be giving you a couple of chuckles, but if you're not careful, they could end up giving you a big headache. It's an example of memes that could be considered "clickbait." The meme creates a ...
(Jan 28, 2016, WABC-TV)
"Be like Bill" Facebook meme could be dangerous for your personal information, could have a virus
... name of the Facebook friend sharing the image. It ends with a "Be like" or "Don't be like" the same Facebook friend. The meme is called “Be like Bill,” and Facebook users generate the images with a site usually linked within the post itself called ...
(Jan 28, 2016, ABC Action News)
Local News Thinks 'Be Like Bill' Is a Scam or Virus, But It's Just a Bad Meme
“Be Like Bill,” the moralizing stick-figure template onto which anyone can cast their particular social mores and behavioral pet peeves, was the first real meme of the year. And, when the year ends, it will probably be remembered as the worst. But the ...
(Jan 28, 2016, New York Magazine)
Is 'American Horror Story' Bringing In A Terrifying Meme?
According to Us Weekly, an “insider” revealed the faceless horror meme will be the focus of the newest season. “Someone else wrote the script, and 'AHS' wants to adapt it to fit the show. They have to buy the rights. Then they're going to figure out ...
(Jan 28, 2016, MTV.com)
Don't Be Like Bill, Meme Raises Concern About Privacy Risks
One stick figure has taken over Facebook and his name is Bill...and he may infect your computer with malware. The viral trend has created concern over whether or not the Facebook application will infect their computers or even steal their personal ...
(Jan 28, 2016, LEX18 Lexington KY News)
Feeling Meme-ish: Gordon Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay is a man of many titles. Michelin-starred chef. TV Host. King of mean. Subject of memes. It was inevitable that such a colorful character be turned into a clip joke eventually—and repeatedly He makes cooking comments crueler than “yo ...
(Jan 28, 2016, Paste Magazine)
Draymond Green wants to stay away from being a crying Jordan meme (Video)
Draymond Green wants to do everything in his power to avoid the crying face of Michael Jordan. The ubiquitous Micheal Jordan crying meme is something that Golden State Warriors power forward is trying to avoid. Here is Green making his stance clear on ...
(Jan 29, 2016, FanSided)
The Ageless Manga Artist Meme, 2016 Edition
This is Hirohiko Araki. He does two things: churns out JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and refuses to age. As Kotaku previously reported (here and here), the manga artist is famous in Japan for not appearing to grow old as the rest of us do. The fact that his ...
(Jan 29, 2016, Kotaku)
BBB investigating “Be Like Bill” stick figure meme filling Facebook
The app displays a stick figure meme accompanied by phrases that read, for example, “This is Bill. Bill clicks 'like' when a Facebook friend posts a new photo. Bill is awesome. Be like Bill.” The generator that replaces “Bill” with the user's name ...
(Jan 29, 2016, Atlanta Business Chronicle)
'Be Like Bill' stick figure meme being probed by Better Business Bureau
A Facebook page for the meme has received more than 1.5 million “likes” since being launched earlier this month, and avoiding the stick figures has been a challenge for most anyone with an active Facebook account for the better part of 2016. Until that ...
(Jan 29, 2016, Washington Times)
'Be like Bill' Facebook meme could be clickbait trap
Chances are you've seen a “Be like Bill” meme in your Facebook newsfeed. Created by meme generator Blobla.com, the “Be like Bill” images feature a stick figure and funny text. However, the Better Business Bureau says the images could pose privacy ...
(Jan 29, 2016, wtvr.com)
Adidas goes for meme marketing with 'thug life' homage
Adidas has created its own riff on the popular 'Thug Life' Vine meme as part of a social-driven campaign that will bring rising Premier League star Dele Alli to the fore of its marketing for the first time. The sportswear manufacturer is no stranger to ...
(Jan 29, 2016, The Drum)
Commentary: 6 fan-tastic Super Bowl memes
NFL fans are using their creativity to generate Super Bowl 50 memes, and I went to Instagram to look for six of the best. I came up with three for each team -- the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers, who will meet in the game at 5:25 p.m. Feb. 7 ...
(Jan 30, 2016, The Sun Herald)
"Be Like Bill" meme could be more than just annoying
If you've been on Facebook at least once in the past week, you may have noticed a popular "Be Like Bill" meme floating around. It appears it went viral seemingly overnight, and then soon after warnings spread just as fast that the meme held a potential ...
(Jan 30, 2016, WGBA-TV)
DWTS' Val Chmerkovskiy 'sued for $6M by Down Syndrome girl'
Valentin 'Val' Chmerkovskiy, 29, has been sued by a 16-year-old girl who was the subject of an internet meme he posted to his Facebook page back in January. According to TMZ, the girl, who suffers from Down Syndrome, claims in the suit that the action ...
(Jan 30, 2016, Daily Mail)
Dancing with the Stars pro sued after posting meme of girl with Down Syndrome — report
A television tango star is being sued by a girl with Down Syndrome who became the object of his Internet meme mockery, according to a report. Val Chmerkovskiy of Dancing with the Stars regularly posts photos of his toned physique on social media, and ...
(Jan 30, 2016, New York Daily News)
NBA Meme Mania: All-Star Rosters Edition
Starters, reserves, notable snubs and future Goliaths are the muses behind this edition of #MemeMania. Blake Griffin and San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich may even make cameos. (They totally will.) So, as always, let's meme. R.I.P. Starting ...
(Jan 30, 2016, Bleacher Report)
'Be Like Qodos': Afghan version of western 'Be Like Bill' meme goes viral in society trying to find its way after ...
'Be Like Qodos': Afghan version of western 'Be Like Bill' meme goes viral in society trying to find its way after ...
(Jan 30, 2016, South China Morning Post (subscription))
