10 Last-Minute Hallowmeme Costumes for This Weekend

An Internet meme is “an activity, concept, catchphrase or piece of media which spreads, often as mimicry, from person to person via the Internet.” There are certain ones you see over and over and in different contexts. You may sometimes feel sorry for Bad Luck Brian or annoyed with Overly Attached Girlfriend. Maybe you feel like Success Kid when you do something awesome, or as if your parents are always grilling you like Condescending Wonka.

What if you could be one of your favorite (or least favorite) meme characters? Halloween is this weekend and you can be WHATEVER you want for the occasion, so here are 10 meme characters you can pose as very, very easily. So easily, in fact, that the most you’ll need to do is run to the mall or nearby store if you can’t find something suitable at home.

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11 Social Media Features We WISH Existed

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As professional social media fanatics, we at Metter Media spend a LOT of time online. Because of that, it should come as no surprise we have plenty of ideas that could make our (and everyone else’s) experiences better on social networking.

Sometimes that article about the new iPhone could really use a Macarena baby GIF — that Facebook won’t allow. Or you get a Twitter notification on your phone that you can’t read because someone sharing the account already opened it and it disappeared before your very eyes. And it’s beyond frustrating.

In the midst of scheduling posts, sharing cat pictures, and lightheartedly making fun of each other, the MM team came up with our top social media gripes that we’d love to see solutions to — soon.

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10 Twitter Accounts That Will Make You LOL

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Most of us follow a variety of types of Twitter users who benefit us in several ways. You may follow real-time news aggregators to find out what’s happening in the world, your favorite businesses for deals and new product updates, or musicians for new music and free downloads. Thought leaders in any industry will offer their expertise and useful links relevant to their areas, and friends share what they’re doing or thinking.

Another category of users I follow are funny ones. While scrolling through my feed at work, something in the midst of news stories and photos of my friends’ lunches makes me burst out laughing. Laughter is great positive energy, and looking through these feeds last night gave me a serious case of the funnies. So, here are 10 accounts that, if you follow, will guarantee you that spur-of-the-moment LOL.

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Famous in 15: 4 Internet Celebs Show How Easy Viral Fame Can Be

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Andy Warhol said, “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.”

Warhol didn’t account for the future being so social, though. Nowadays, thanks to the power of social media, everyone can be world-famous IN 15 minutes. Viral fame is a sudden movement on a permanent platform. That kind of infamy lasts a lot longer than a few minutes.

Here are some sudden celebrities and how they reached their fame overnight:

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