Tweetdecking is stealing other people’s tweets and passing them off as one’s own.
Liz Sommer is a recent graduate of Pitzer College, where she majored in media studies. As she’s somewhere between the end of adolescence and the beginning of full-on-adulthood, she’s working to bridge the gap between tweens, teens, teachers, parents, and grandparents when it comes to digital media and pop culture. She currently lives in Los Angeles. Contact her at [email protected]
Tweetdecking is stealing other people’s tweets and passing them off as one’s own.
“Spoilers without context” memes use a series of pictures to make references the content of a movie or TV show, without directly giving anything away.
The FaceApp Challenge involves using the aging filter on FaceApp to predict how one might look in 40 years or so.
These memes fabricate hypothetical situations in which a time-traveler informs someone about future events.
A “Kyle” is a stereotype of a young white man who is a heavy consumer of energy drinks, may engage in unwise shenanigans, and is particularly prone to punching holes in walls.
Nearly half a million people have signed up for a Facebook event to “storm Area 51” in hopes of seeing “them aliens,” inspiring a rush of memes related to the possibility of such an event.
VidCon US is a large annual convention for online video creators, fans, and industry members.
A City Girl Summer has varying definitions but often refers to a fun-filled summer similar to Hot Girl Summer.
Hot Boy Summer is the male version of Hot Girl Summer and a synonym for City Boy Summer.
City Boy Summer is the male version of City Girl Summer.
Belle Delphine is a creator of NSFW online content, self-proclaimed ‘gamer girl,’ and well-known internet troll.
Taylor Swift’s song “You Need To Calm Down” has inspired a TikTok meme about being too loud.