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FuckJerry: How a viral Instagram meme account became a marketing agency
When Elliot Tebele started aggregating memes and funny pictures with pal Elie Ballas on Tumblr in 2011, little did he know that his pastime would become a viral internet phenomenon on Instagram and beyond. Today, FuckJerry is not just an Instagram ...
(May 3, 2017, Digiday)
FuckJerry: How a viral Instagram meme account became a ... - Digiday
When Elliot Tebele started aggregating memes and funny pictures with pal Elie Ballas on Tumblr in 2011, little did he know that his pastime would become a ...
(May 3, 2017, Digiday)
Animal-themed cover of Smash Mouth's 'All Star' is proof the meme anthem will never die
Sure, you've heard a gazillion meme-y covers and remixes of Smash Mouth's inimitable 1999 classic "All Star," but another one won't hurt, will it? Please enjoy this version, voiced by a cacophony of animals. It's courtesy of the genius editors at ...
(May 3, 2017, Mashable)
9GAG carved a shrine to meme culture and buried it in the desert
Memes are ephemeral, and by their nature, have a limited shelf-life. Their lifespan starts with only by a handful of Internet-savvy folks knowing about them – almost like an inside joke. Then they reach saturation, only to begin their slow descent into ...
(May 3, 2017, TNW)
Theresa May's 'strong and stable' catchphrase is just a bad meme
In this election, Theresa May's “strong and stable leadership” catchphrase has already taken on the qualities of a meme. Thanks to her adherence to the three Rs of repetition, repetition, repetition, the slogan has become one of the few things even the ...
(May 3, 2017, NME.com (blog))
Karen Handel's husband shares meme urging voters to “free the black slaves from the Democratic plantation”
The campaign of Karen Handel, a former secretary of state of Georgia, was thrown into an unanticipated crisis mode this week after CNN first reported that her husband, entrepreneur Steve Handel, had shared a meme on Twitter that encouraged votes for ...
(May 3, 2017, Salon)
Those Brad Pitt Photos Aren't Just Meme-Worthy, They're Kind Of Radical
Photographer Ryan McGinley is known for his electric lo-fi images of ecstatic youth, often revolving around naked 20-somethings galavanting through the wilderness ― lighting sparklers, jumping into waterfalls, and just generally looking young and wild ...
(May 3, 2017, Huffington Post)
One of Our Biggest Stolen Meme Factories Got Into Marketing and It Immediately Went Haywire
If you're on Instagram, or are even aware of Instagram, you are probably familiar with FuckJerry, a massively popular account that has become a headquarter for memes. FuckJerry, run by Elliot Telebe, is certainly formidable, surviving a large internet ...
(May 3, 2017, Fusion)
Wichita security expert warns about Facebook's '10 Concerts' meme
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A Wichita security expert is warning online users about a potentially dangerous Facebook meme called '10 Concerts.' The meme asks users to list nine concerts they've attended and one they haven't attended. Others are then invited ...
(May 4, 2017, KSN-TV)
Hold my meme: Brands are hijacking digital trends too often - Digiday
Memes — those trendy hashtags or over-the-top images — are funny, relatable and shareable, so leave it to major brands from Gucci to Mercedes Benz to ...
(May 4, 2017, Digiday)
When Internet Memes Infiltrate the Physical World
Consider, for example, the #NastyWoman memes that emerged on the left during the third presidential debate—a response to Donald Trump calling Hillary Clinton “such a nasty woman.” Hashtags quickly popped up, as did a number of jokes in the form of ...
(May 4, 2017, The Atlantic)
God save the meme: The best #BuckinghamPalace jokes
The Daily Mail threw the colonies into a tizzy today with their late night report of a "highly unusual" all staff meeting at Buckingham Palace. Now the sun (and The Sun) has risen in the United Kingdom sources at Buckingham Palace have confirmed that ...
(May 4, 2017, Stuff.co.nz)
Jimmy Fallon uses the Force to finally kill the All Star meme
I regret to inform you that Smash Mouth's song “All Star” has died — again. This time, the pop single was murdered in cold, corporate blood by Jimmy Fallon, NBC, and Disney (by way of Star Wars). Above, you can see officially released footage of the ...
(May 4, 2017, The Verge)
Alt-right wages meme war over France election as Obama endorses Macron
Le Pen has managed, however, to charm pro-Trump trolls in online communities on both Reddit's r/The_Donald and 4chan who, galvanized by President Donald Trump's praise of Le Pen, tried to mount disinformation and meme campaigns against her rival ...
(May 4, 2017, The Daily Dot)
ESSAY: What Does It All Meme?
Nate Morris chose the subject of memes. If you don't use the internet, particularly social media, or are older than I am, you may have no idea what he is talking about. I know just enough about technology to think this is very witty, but not enough to ...
(May 4, 2017, Montpelier Bridge)
Jason Chaffetz and His Broken Ankle Scoot Their Way to Memedom
Earlier today, the House of Representatives voted in favor of the American Health Care Act. Among the voters was Jason Chaffetz, a representative from Utah — the one who said people should stop buying new iPhones to pay for their health care — who ...
(May 4, 2017, New York Magazine)
NYT compares Ice Bucket Challenge to 'frivolous' meme
BEVERLY, Mass. - Pete Frates family's is speaking out after a New York Times article compared the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to a frivolous meme. “When I think of the word frivolous - it means to me "meaningless” or "silly"…so you're saying to us - is ...
(May 4, 2017, My Fox Boston)
'Play this at my funeral' meme takes Spotify campaign ad to its extreme
"Play this at my funeral" is a line you've probably seen in the comments section of a YouTube video or two. Or maybe you've seen it on Twitter. Wherever you see it though, it's often written jokingly alongside a piece of music that wouldn't be ...
(May 5, 2017, Mashable)
Meme La France: To stop globalization, alt-right meme makers have begun a global movement
Of the many wildly unpredictable aspects of the 2016 election, the usage of memes by a fiercely active, populist conservative movement stands alone. Using easily shareable and emotionally driven images to promote nationalist conservative politics ...
(May 5, 2017, Mashable)
The Internet Is Using 'The Handmaid's Tale' Memes to Voice Political Opinions (Here's What Brands Can Learn From It)
Social media has been seeing a lot of red--literally. Memes from scenes of The Handmaid's Tale, Hulu's new hit series in which female characters are forced to wear bright red robes, flooded Twitter and Facebook in response to the approved GOP plan to ...
(May 6, 2017, Inc.com)