Category: Meme

Facebook quietly released a meme creation app called Whale

[ad_1] NPE (which stands for New Product Experimentation) was set up a few months back to work on, you guessed it, experimental Facebook apps. The team’s previous efforts include Bump, a chat app that helps strangers connect over simple ice breaker questions, and Aux, a group listening app that lets you pick songs and compete […]

Recommended Reading: How memes became political weapons

[ad_1] How memes got weaponized: A short historyJoan Donovan,MIT Technology Review Memes are entertaining, but they’ve also become key weapons in politics and the spread of misinformation. This piece starts with just one of many insane stories: “In October 2016, a friend of mine learned that one of his wedding photos had made its way […]

‘Storm Area 51’ event creator is working on an alien festival

[ad_1] The details on Alienstock are still pretty sparse. So far, the website set up for the event (which has two different start dates listed on it) is promising a “party in the desert” set in the town closest to Area 51. The event planners are currently seeking donations to cover the cost of hosting […]

PewDiePie asks for end to ‘subscribe’ meme after synagogue shooting

[ad_1] He said he held off saying more in March since he “didn’t want to give the terrorist more attention” or to “make it about me.” Even so, he didn’t want “hateful acts” to overwhelm the “amazing things” done in his name. The internet celebrity also acknowledged that two diss songs attacking T-Series, his rival […]