Do you remember the first memes on the internet?
Memes have run alongside news headlines for some years now, making people laugh no matter how serious a moment should be.
We all know any good internet memes.
We WhatApp the best ones to our friends (or sometimes enemies). Sometimes we fight over them, we share them, and we comment or like what we think.
But what was the first one shared with the internet?
According to Reddit, the first one is from the 1990s.
Have you ever seen the world’s first meme?
It was funny back then. People might not feel the same today!
Here’s more about this story.
WHAT IS A MEME?
It describes something, usually a video or image, that goes viral.
According to Merriam-Webster, anything humorous (shared with the internet) counts.
A meme can get a thousand shares, or a hundred thousand shares. Some stay small, and some go huge. You can create one by accident. You can also make one on purpose.
It counts if it’s been on the internet, and made you laugh or think about something.
MIlions of viral images are on the internet these days.
It had to begin somewhere!
Here’s more about the first viral internet thing.
THE FIRST MEMES: DANCING BABY
Dancing Baby was the first internet phenomenon, according to Reddit. It’s also called ‘Baby Cha-Cha-Cha’. The short video shows an animated, dancing baby.
It lasts only for a few minutes.
The ‘dancing baby’ appeared in Alley McBeal, a popular television show.
OTHER FAMOUS MEMES
It’s not the only famous meme.
Overly Attached Girlfriend, I Can Haz Cheezburger, and Success Kid are some of the internet’s most famous images.
Could you make something that goes famous?
Try an internet macro maker!
MAKE A MEME
MemeGenerators can help you to create your own.
Follow this link for an easy creator.
You can create your own funny internet image in just a few minutes. Caption an existing image, or upload your own picture.
It’s easy.
Well, the making part.
The next thing is uploading to the internet, and hoping others like it just as much.
Watch the ‘dancing baby’ below.
DANCING BABY [WATCH]
The ‘dancing baby’ is the first, famous shared internet thing.
It was funny back then!
Computer animation was harder in the 1990s.
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