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Morgan Wallen, Gods country, SNL memes take over the internet

Mashable Tech

His recent Saturday Night Live appearance and subsequent post about returning to "God's country" has become a meme of sorts, most of which are poking fun at Wallen. In response, folks online started poking fun at the post, showcasing what they feel is the real "God's country." This Tweet is currently unavailable.

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Fitness influencers morning routine goes viral for all the wrong reasons

Mashable Tech

Social media has been lit up with memes, stitches, and general bewilderment. And it's not just the randos on the internet — pro sports teams and even Mr. Beast are having fun with it. The reactions? Predictably savage. This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

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New on SSIR: Are we addicted to Slacktivism?

Amy Sample Ward

According to ABC news : According to the trend-tracking website Know Your Meme , the cartoon fad started with Facebook users in Greece and Cyprus in mid-November. Sure, it’s slacktivism but what the hey… it was fun.&#. Do we need slacktivism to justify fun behavior online?

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AMC is giving free popcorn away to meme stonk investors

The Verge

AMC, though, they’ve elected to really embrace the whole meme thing. I’m hoping there are more announcements where they get meme-ier. Meme enthusiasm essentially saved the company. A lot of the meme stocks are shooting up again. CNBC even has a “meme stock” graphic now. You know what trades heavily on memes?

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ChatGPT Starts Blocking Studio Ghibli-Style Images After Trend Goes Viral

Futurism

Right after OpenAI debuted its new GPT-4o image generation capabilities , tech bros flooded the internet with AI-made cartoons and memes imitating the style of the iconic Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli. The wave of ersatz Ghibli art was inescapable in AI spheres. One particularly viral example depicted JFK's assassination.

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Voicy wants to pwn gamers with audio memes

TechCrunch

If meme stocks can be a thing, what’s to stop audio meme sharing from going viral!? Dank audio memes anyone? Plus a cacophony of over-enthusiastic Internet memes in audio form. Or basically anywhere where noisy memes might find an appreciative audience. Other viral noises are available.

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New on SSIR: You can has memesez?

Amy Sample Ward

That song, “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen, quickly also became the soundtrack to an Internet meme —that is, an idea that spreads online (“ I Can Has Cheezburger? Many more groups joined in on the fun, recording videos and posting to YouTube. Why meme at all? It’s fun, for one. Stick to your voice.

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