Law is an effective and important way to control the security of a country but some times in the cyber law, things might get out of control sometimes. So in last week’s poll question, we wanted to know the readers’ opinion on whether do they feel some of the Internet Meme out there are violating certain people’s privacy. The result is not surprising as all of the respondents agreed that some Internet Memes are violating some people’s privacy.
In the some of the past posts that we have written, there are a few Internet Memes that violates people’s privacy. One of them is Internet users take pictures of “victims” and post it on the Internet without their consent. Even though these “victims” may eventually get the benefit from it such as becoming famous or getting a job opportunity, it is still violating their privacy.
Can you imagine that one day, your friend takes an ugly picture of you and post it on the Internet? And even though you might become famous in some way because of that but would you feel embarrassed especially when you see some other Internet users posting negative comments about the picture? If you do take note of the posts that we have posted, you will probably notice that the “Little Fatty” Internet Meme is an example of this violating privacy issue.
So based on the explanation above, we can see that why all of the respondents are on the same page as they agree that some of the Internet Meme out there are violating some people’s privacy just like the “Little Fatty” Internet Meme. In our opinion, maybe this issue is way too big for the officials or the “victim” to handle. Do you think this issue is not something serious, therefore should be ignored? Or you think that this should not be happening? If so, how do you think people can stop this? Share your opinion with us by dropping a comment in this post.
We all love cute animals as an Internet Meme. The cuter it is, the more exposure it will get. The word cute is quite over-rating for this Internet Meme that was founded in year 2007. Known as the "Dramatic Look", it features a prairie dog from a Japanese television show named, "Hello! Morning". The prairie dog was carried out to meet the audience and host of the show and it was immediately "awe-ed" by the viewers. As the camera kept rolling and had a close-up shot of the animal, it gave a very serious look to the camera. The TV show was aired on Japan's local channel and that was how the Prairie Dog Dramatic Look came about.
There is nothing too outstanding or great about it. But that "look" from the prairie dog caught the attention of one of the viewers. It started with just a simple editing by cutting out the Japanese girls and host and leaves only the prairie dog so-called dramatic look. That particular part of the prairie dog's look slowly burst into fame as more and more people edited the 5 second clip. Today, the original prairie dog clip has over 19 million views making it one of the most viewed video of all time.
Internet Meme usually comes in the form of pictures and videos and it attracts thousands and perhaps even millions of viewers. We rarely see Internet Meme in different form. However, there are probably one or two Internet Meme animation out there and in this post, we are going to introduce an Internet Meme animation. What is it about? Well, this Internet Meme is called "Amazing Horse" and it is a song in animation. Based on the research that we have done, the song is about how women rights have improved as the use of horses for transport has declined. Can you understand it? It you do not, we do not blame you as we had a hard time trying to see the connection.
Amazing Horse otherwise known as Get On My Horse is a viral flash animation of a gentleman on a horse along with a woman singing and dancing with a catchy but odd lyric. You will probably understand this after viewing the video below as well as the lyric. This viral flash animation became an Internet phenomenon after it was uploaded on weebls-stuff.com in September 2009.
Lyric: Look at my horse My horse is amazing Give it a lick, "Ooo, it tastes just like raisins!"
Have a stroke of its mane It turns into a plane, And then it turns back again When you tug on its winkie!
"Ooo, that's dirty!" Do you think so? Well, I better not show you Where is the lemonade is made! Sweet lemonade mmmm, sweet lemonade Sweet lemonade Yeah, sweet lemonade
Get on my horse, I'll take you around the universe And all the other places too!
I think you'll find that the universe, pretty much covers everything!
Shut up woman, get on my horse! ainudil, Captain Blubber, Chris Menning & Brad Kim, Amazing Horse, Know Your Meme [Online] Retrieved on 14th March 2010. URL: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/amazing-horse
Strangely enough, this animation provided inspiration and a stepping stone to others to create their own version which includes remixes as well. Just like how people will make parodies of Internet Meme, there are some who turned this song into an acoustic version of their own and you can view one of them by clicking here.
Apart from that, some or most of the Internet users out there like to use the last line of the song - "Shut up woman, get on my horse!" while communicating. It does sound rude when you say it but when you think from the funny side of it and try saying like how those actors or actresses always say it in sitcoms, then you would probably find it funny.
This Internet Meme received many positive feedbacks from the Internet users till there are some even draw them on their body parts. And when a video on Youtube become popular, you will usually see other users busy uploading the same video non-stop and this Internet Meme is no different either. Among the many videos out there, the highest viewed video is "Amazing Horse - Weebl's Stuff [HD]" by krunk0r which has over 3 million viewers!
From our perspective, we find this Internet Meme to be rather interesting especially when you are watching the video for the first few times and the song has a catchy rhythm too. You might even like how the gentleman sings as the song goes on. But if you continue to watch like we did, you will most probably find it annoying mainly because the song keeps on repeating itself. Despite that, the animation is pretty though. And by the way, we do not see the connection of how this is related to women rights and it is more like promoting lemonade juice.
So, what do you think about this Internet Meme? Do you like the song? Do you like the animation? Or do you hate them? Share your opinion with us as we would like to hear from you.
References: 1. ainudil, Captain Blubber, Chris Menning & Brad Kim, Amazing Horse, Know Your Meme [Online] Retrieved on 14th March 2010. URL: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/amazing-horse
We are a group of students dedicated to everything meme (that's where we got the name). Alright, some of you may be wondering, "What is a meme?". To make things short, the Meme we are talking about is Internet Memes. And it basically means internet culture. You know how sometimes we keep saying or doing something on the web, whether on Facebook or MSN, and we just keep on doing it? And other people are doing it as well - non stop?
Still confuse?
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