The Power of Internet Memes How to integrate

The Power of Internet Memes How to integrate spiritual memes into your website to get millennials’ attention by Yolanda Baker Meme Consultant, Amateur Comedian I totally ripped off these pics from the interwebs. Not for public viewing or public use.

Millennials Sure an Odd Bunch. They erupt at the slightest offence, yet will melt like a snowflake if confronted. However, millennials have created a very interesting phenomenon: Internet MEMES.

Memes and Internet Memes • Traditional meme definition: A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols, or practices, that can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals, or other imitable phenomena with a mimicked theme. • Internet meme definition: is an activity, concept, catchphrase, or piece of media spreads, often as mimicry or for humorous purposes, from person to person via the Internet. usually takes the form of an image (traditionally an image macro[6]), GIF or video. It may be just a word or phrase, sometimes including intentional misspellings (such as in lolcats) or corrupted grammar (such as in doge and all your base are belong to us). • These small movements tend to spread from person to person via social networks, blogs, direct email, or news sources. • They may relate to various existing Internet cultures or subcultures, often created or spread on various websites. • • Definitions taken from https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Internet_meme Picture taken from http: //thinkingmeme. com/

How to create an internet meme Note: “Internet meme” and “meme” are interchangeable. However, just saying “meme” says you’re hip to the millennials. LOL

Search online for a pic of a famous person, whether celebrity, scientist, author, etc. Here is alien expert Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, talking in a History Channel show, “Ancient Aliens”

Come up with a phrase, sometimes quoted from the person, and add it to the pic. Use an online “Meme Generator” or Photoshop type app. Viola! A meme is created. This is the “Ancient Aliens” Meme, one of the most popular online.

Another very popular internet meme The original meme, “Condescending Wonka” Turns into …

A thousand different revisions Taken from https: //knowyourmeme. com/

Sometimes, you will see a meme within a meme The original meme, “Condescending Wonka” Turns into …

Aliens + Wonka Meme

Memes can be funny, clean, dirty, and sometimes, very offensive to certain groups

• Internet memes are used to amuse, insult, or anger the viewer, depending on the political, religious, cultural, and other viewpoints. • Memes are much like the jester of the king’s court, where you laugh but think at the same time. • It is an expression of speech that should be protected under the Constitution (barring those types of speech that can cause bodily harm or cause chaos, much like yelling “fire” in a crowded theater when there is no fire).

But what if you don’t get memes? Well, you’re definitely not a millennial or Gen. X’er.

Yes, there are Christian Memes and Websites Some are a little edgy, but you can find ones that do not bash religion

So how do you bring millennials to a Christian Website? With memes, of course. • Humorous, slightly edgy memes • Include cultural topics and/or pop culture phrases • Mix the “urban lingo” with a Christian image OR • Mix the Urban/Pop Culture image with a Christian phrase or motif • Example: To be “salty” means to be angry, agitated or upset. • Hint: Use Urban. Dictionary. com for finding the right terms

Christian Meme Examples https: //churchleaders. com/dailybuzz/248233 -25 -christian-memesfunny-theyre-true. html https: //www. pinterest. com/explo re/christianmemes/? autologin=true

Don’t do the “dad jokes” kind of meme • This meme may get a millennial’s eyes rolling in the back of his head • I found it funny, though • It’s tricky to find the right combination of humor and relevance

Prepare yourself, bad memes are coming • Here’s two examples of memes I created that aren’t great. Why? • I love J. Alexander’s expressions, but the pic should have Dr. Jordan Peterson’s face instead • Dr. Peterson is an expert in Dostoevsky and enjoys his work • I changed it to Dr. Peterson, but it still isn’t as funny as it should be • It is hard to quantify why, so other’s opinions are very important

That’s it! Any questions? Let me know.