According to my Facebook newsfeed, listicles are the new “big thing”. It seems as though every one of my friends is constantly sharing them, liking them, or commenting on them – tagging more friends who they think might also enjoy the one they found. I think listicles are popular because they cut the “extra” from… Read More Addicted to Listicles
Bad luck Brian, Me gusta, Scumbag Steve, Good Guy Greg, Success Kid, Kermit the Frog, etc. Do any of the corresponding meme images come to mind? Memes are another form of the quick satisfaction our society today craves online. It only takes a few seconds to look, read, and understand a meme online, which is… Read More Memes Not Mimes
Most of us have seen a GIF before. They’re almost inescapable these days, as people constantly share them via social media platforms. Much of the popularity of GIFs can be attributed to their brevity, which appeals to our ever-shortening attention spans. We demand immediacy, and immediate gratification from our entertainment. Eppink summarized this best when he… Read More The Rise Of The GIF
Two words: BuzzFeed Listicles. We’ve all clicked on them… 17 Things No One Tells You About Being On “Jeopardy” 18 Cake Fails That Are Guaranteed To Make You Laugh 19 Hilarious Tweets That Prove Kids Give Absolutely Zero Fucks Fallen into the endless time-waste wormhole… 28 Things All ’90s Kids Who Grew Up On Disney… Read More OMG So Relatable
After Careful Consideration 