'MEMES : It surprised us all !', by Carlo G., Lucas N., Luiza H. and Pedro S. - 3rd(EM) A

 








Memes are important figures of ideas and they're the newest form of art from the 21st century. They are jokes attributed to an image which has a singular meaning and it makes all even funnier in our recent world of communication, where things easily go viral. Today, meme's epidemy has already being spread all over the world. But it wasn’t always like that.

They first started as a single grain of sand on the beach of internet. Then, it became more and more popular with their dissemination in websites that were focused in funny posts, always trying to reach the limits of the (then) little known internet (sites such as 9GAG, Reddit, 4chan, HugeLOL and, later, ‘knowyourmeme’). Later, it got popular to the point of being overly spread on social networks (mainly Facebook).
We are still witnessing the evolution of this form of communication, as we see it getting even more improved inside social critics, everyday anecdotes or simply the purest nonsensical gem. They can happen anytime, anywhere, it only needs someone to create the perfect imagetic joke to each situation and able us to get the reference.