Weekly Poll Result 6 - Equal Reasons

Link to Us: http://snipr.com/weeklypoll6

In this poll, we want to find what is the main reason most of you out there view Internet Meme. There are a lot of reasons for one to do this. It can range from one finding for entertainment to someone who got bored and just randomly surfing the Internet and look for it. But in the poll result that we have analyzed, the votes for the reasons are rather equal.

There are two reasons sharing the highest number of votes which is “To have a laugh” and “Others” at twenty nine percent. Many people these days like to surf the Internet to search for pictures, jokes or even videos and have a laugh. And Internet Meme is no different either as some of it out there can make people laugh and create entertainment in the process. Perhaps a good example of this will be the Lady Gaga’s Poker Face Chinese New Year version that we mentioned in the previous post.

On the other hand, respondents who voted for the “Others” option could be because they can or want to communicate with others about Internet Meme. Many of them may like to socialize with other Internet users through Internet Meme. With many Internet Meme out there, many Internet users are bound to comment on those memes and at the same time, the users can communicate with one another. We guess this is another way of making friends.

And funnily enough, three of the four remaining reasons that were given received the same number of votes with each obtaining fourteen percent. The first of the three is Internet users want to see what the latest or current Internet Meme is. Most of us like to keep ourselves updated and even though Internet Meme may not be in the same category as political news or anything like that, people will still like to know about the latest things so that they enjoy them while it is still popular. Nobody likes to leave themselves in the dust.

People say curiosity kills the cat and maybe that applies in this case as well. Being curious is nothing wrong but when someone is, they will begin to search for more information about the particular topic and in this case, Internet Meme. He or she may have heard or seen an Internet Meme somewhere and they may begin to wonder “Hmm, what is that?”. In other words, they get curious. So, they will start to find more and more things about Internet Meme.

The third reason that also received fourteen percent is “Got bored”. This could easily happen when the person has nothing to do at home or even at work after all the tasks has been completed. So, they could view Internet Meme to kill time and at the same time, he or she maybe able to learn more about Internet Meme and gets a lot of fun from it.

And finally, based on the poll’s result, no one seems to view Internet Meme to comment on it which is rather strange in some ways. Anyways, what do you think of this result? Share your thoughts with us.


Advin

How to create an Internet Meme?

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Ever wonder how these Internet Memes come about? Was it accidental like LOLCats or David After Dentist? Or was it a meme with a purpose like Sudah Potong? Imagine creating a phenomenon so big that EVERYONE is using it. Quite impressive really. Today, we will actually show and guide you how you can create your very own Internet Meme.

First step is find your advantage. What is the one thing you have, whether in yourself or an item that is different or rarely seen by people? Look at other current memes, get inspiration from them if you have to. Other memes is usually accidental, which means it was not done on purpose. Instead, it was done out of curiosity and fun. If you have a pet, you can always find a hidden talent in them and turn it into something humorous. Beside, Internet Meme is all about make fun and be fun. If you have an unusual talent yourself, you can always make that talent into something different.

Second step is be inspired. Think of what internet users like yourself would like to see and laugh out about. Look at normal scenarios and add a twist to it. For example, you saw a grumpy old man in the park and it looks quite ordinary. It will be ordinary if you look at it as a grumpy old man in the park. Imagine having that in a picture and a caption over it which says "No, there's nothing wrong with my face, it's just a smell coming under my nose". With that you have a visual and a funny caption.


Melvin Jones, Pulpit Pimps [Online] Retrieved on 25th February 2010.
URL: http://www.pulpit-pimps.org/?p=1048


Now, spread the word. Post up the picture as your display picture in your blog, chatting sites and other social networking sites where people can view it.

Next, create hype. People won't talk about it if you don't. So, make it sound interesting. Comment on your own picture and have your close friends say something about it. Slowly, other people will start commenting.

Then, evaluate. This is not the final step yet. Read all the comments, was it funny comments? Or was it plain boring comments? If it was boring comments like, "Nice picture" OR "I like your profile picture", then don't bother continuing this meme. But if you receive exciting comments like, "Wow! Where did you get this picture?" OR "LOL! This is really funny how the old man looks" then you have something to talk about. These people are obviously interested with the picture.

Next step is creating more! Your job do not end by taking only one picture. Take more pictures! And put a similar caption over it.


Loot Eksteen, TrekNature [Online] Retrieved 25th February 2010.
URL: http://www.treknature.com/gallery/photo74531.htm


julespaq, The Paquettes [Online] Retrieved 25th February 2010.
URL: http://blog.jamesandjuliepaquette.com/2008/06/23/grumpy-old-man/

As more and more of these similar pictures goes up on the web, people will start noticing it. Human beings are weird in some ways - they follow whatever they believe is cool and current. So, make sure you make them believe it is cool and current. When you manage to do that, you can now step down as the "creator". Soon, you will see other pictures around the internet and you will be wondering who is the person who post up those pictures and maybe, you will say to yourself, "What have I done?"

Follow these steps closely and maybe you will have your very own phenomenon in the 21st century! If it doesn't work, maybe your meme isn't interesting enough.



P.S.: Please note that we do not take any responsibility of injuries or unforeseen circumstances during the process of creating your own meme. This is a post of suggestion only. Try at your own risk.


Cheers,


Vivienne

Weekly Poll Result 5 - Website - The Main Source

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In this advanced modern technology, Internet is fast becoming a source of finding information for most people as compared to previously, where people will mostly go to a library and search for information from a book or journals. However, people now feels finding information from the Internet is easier and time saving. And after analyzing the previous poll question, the result clearly reflects what is being said.

Sixty two percent of the respondents knew about Internet Meme because they search it from the Internet. Perhaps it is not too surprising to see that because that is where Internet Meme originated from and there is a reason why the word "Internet" is in there. Apart from that, there are certain websites where they publish and talk about Internet Meme. Those Internet Meme can range from the old and classic ones to the latest Internet Meme.

And if you notice the websites that we cited in the references of our posts, you will be able to tell of them is knowyourmeme.com. Internet users can also search for Internet Meme from other websites such as squidoo.com and probably some blogs where the author may comment about it.

Next is Others where it got twenty five percent of the votes. Others here may include family members or probably even your neighbors. Some of our family member may have gotten bored at home or while at work and started searching for random stuff like Internet Meme and introduced them to you.

The remaining thirteen percent of the respondents chose the option "This blog". This shows that the Internet users have never searched for Internet Meme before this and they only realize what Internet Meme is all about when they visit this blog. Maybe the Internet users have seen or heard some kind of topic or issues before this such as the Malaysia's Packet One Wimax Internet Service Provider Meme spreading around the Internet or in daily life before but they just do not know that is called Internet Meme.

Unfortunately, none of the respondents voted for friends and books. We guess people these days have other better topics to talk and discuss about compared to communicating with one another about Internet Meme. As for books, did you guys know that there are books on Internet Meme? Yes? No? Well, we actually got shocked when we first realized it. "Anonymous (Group)" is one of the books which includes information on Internet Meme, Imageboard, Denial- of- Service Attack and among others.


Eric Nakagawa, I Can Has Cheezburger?, An LOL Cat Collekshun [Online] Retrieved on 20th February 2010.
URL: http://www.hclibrary.org/highlyrecommended/?p=4621

The other one is "I Can Has Cheezburger?". You can probably tell which Internet Meme is that judging from the broken English. Yes! It is about the LolCats. The book consists of the best LolCats pictures collections that was created or taken even since it was "born". You can try also searching for other similar books on LolCats if you want to. If you want to purchase these books, you can try finding it at a bookstore near you or just purchase from the Internet.

So, what do you think of this poll's result? Share your opinion with us as we would like to hear from you.


Jason