The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations. They are wrong. It is a soft ‘G,’ pronounced ‘jif.’ End of story.Steve Wilhite, the creator of the GIF, chiming in on the pronunciation of the word. (As everyone knows, choosy memes choose “jif.”) Wilhite, a former CompuServe employee, created the format in 1987 and is to receive an award for his creation tonight.
So this happened: Barack Obama is not impressed.
Photo via White House flickr page.
Can we call Barack Obama our first memetic president? The man just gets it on this front.
We’ve been discussing this in the office for a while, and just wanted to let everyone know that that Back To The Future clock screen floating around is fake.
For reference, these are the years visited in Back To The Future: 1885, 1955, 1985, 2015.
PSA for those unwilling to look back in time.
Don’t open this at work. But if you sincerely feel your time has come, here’s Goatse. I recommend exercising similar caution in following the links throughout this article.An aside in Gawker writer Adrian Chen’s possible masterwork, “Finding Goatse: The Mystery Man Behind the Most Disturbing Internet Meme in History.” Don’t click the links unless you dare. (Except for the one that leads to the story.) Not safe for work.
@Mike_FTW presents my avatar in different courtroom sketches.
I’m simultaneously flattered and disturbed.
The best kind of journalist is the one who blends into his surroundings. #proverbs
joshsternberg asks: The internet never ceases to amaze me. Within an hour, someone put this up. Our society's sense of humor has changed markedly in the last 30 years.
» SFB says: No doubt. We’ve learned how to turn any sociopolitico event into the great meme of the next 30 minutes. We move so fast these days that a lot of people probably saw the meme before they did the news. Should we miss the days where social media moved slower, or embrace it for what it is? — Ernie @ SFB
Enjoy your Black Friday shopping, everyone!
It only figures that this already existed pre-incident.
“You know what my least favorite movie is? Rocky III. Now I know what you’re going to say. ‘Oh its because of Mr T’s character’s name, right?’ WRONG. Its because the narrative fell apart in the second act and just became so trite and deliberately oblivious to the true nature of the Rocky Balboa canonAAAUUAUAUUAAAUAUAAAGGAGAGGHHHHHHH”
Single-Serving Tumblr of the Day.
OK, this is pretty great.
Timely, politically-tinged and effective: What’s not to like about this meme?
The new parent coworker, part one.
Because, after a presser like that one, we need a good single-subject Tumblr. Greetings, Hippo Coworker, a metaphor for that annoying coworker of yours. Yeah, that one.
I’m moving back to New York in a few days. Unlike past...
OMG. I got so...
In this week’s Newsweek, a little...
Tumblr this morning. [h/t anne]
#@#$%!.tumblr.com
Here’s a hidden feature that shipped in...
Fat Cats on Wall Street, the Tumblr.
Finally.
Well, that’s it. The Internet’s over. Everyone shut down your computers and go home.
True story: A 40-minute-old Tumblr steals our hearts.
imwithkanye asks: What are your thoughts on #OccupySesameStreet? Does the meme help or hurt the overall cause? And should a meme like this even influence the discussion at hand? Thx!
» SFB says: I admit I found the Twitter meme funny, but I think at the same time, it has the effect of softening the overall discussion, in good ways and bad. I think we need to be careful not to trivialize the idea of this, but on the other hand, if Occupy Wall Street needs more attention, this is a way to get it. — Ernie @ SFB
Meme of the night: We give full credit to liberalyouth for this classic.
The Pentagon is hiring “Internet meme trackers”
Memeagon. Pentalol.
Urlesque writers are the Navy SEALS of animated GIFs.
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