What is an example of a meme?

Many people use the word meme to refer to any image that has text overlaid on it. For example, here's a random image of a guy using a computer with some text I added: The proper term for this is an image macro; this is not a meme. Why not? Because this hasn't spread across the internet. It's just a silly image I made.

What are some examples of Internet memes?

The earliest example of an Internet meme was emoticons. The smiley emoticon was introduced by Scott Fahlman in 1982. Dawkins stated that Internet memes lead to a “hijacking of the original idea.” One of the first memes to go viral was the ‘Dancing Baby,’ a simple computer animation made by Michael Girard, Robert Lurye, and John Chadwick.

What is a meme & what does it mean?

The modern-day definition of a meme is a humorous image, video, piece of text, or GIF that is spread across the internet, typically on social media, and often with slight variations. Memes can be created by anyone and can be about anything, from current events, to mundane tasks, to pop culture references. The length of a meme varies.