15 questions
Comes from the word “virus" - it is when something spreads and is shared quickly.
Viral
Hashtag
Youtube
Shares
Videos are only one form of content that tend to go viral.
True
False
There's a very specific number of shares, likes, retweets, reblogs, or whatever other measure of interaction needed to be reached in order for something to claim "viral" status.
True
False
If you were to get a few hundred or thousand likes on an Instagram post when you're used to maybe getting 2 or 3 likes on average, did the post go viral?
Yes
No
Nobody knows the secret formula to going viral.
True
False
A virally-transmitted photograph that is embellished with text that pokes fun at a cultural symbol or social idea.
Viral Video
Meme
Hashtag
Social Media
A type of modern internet meme that has some element of humor.
Humor Memes
Urban Myth Memes
Conversational Memes
Political Memes
Memes that claim some kind of life lesson.
Shock Memes
Humor Memes
Conversational Memes
Urban Myth Meme
The majority of internet memes are transmitted by 20-something millennials.
True
False
What year was the word meme first introduced by evolutionary biologist, Richard Dawkin.
1976
1992
2005
1954
A way to categorize a something – most often a statement, but often an image or video. It allows readers (web surfers) to find tons of content all related to a specific topic, category, event, or idea.
Hashtag
Meme
Viral Video
Share
The word meme comes from a the greek word mimema meaning what?
Something Funny
Something Imitated
Something Obvious
Something Meme
A hashtag is a hyperlink.
True
False
A hashtag can generate leads, bring companies new fans, bring new opportunities, and help people discover things they might not have found otherwise.
True
False
This is an example of what kind of meme?
Shock
Humor
Urban Myth
Conversational