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Source of humor (photo, video, or sound, or any data)
All great internet memes come from some source of inspiration. However, this inspiration can strike at any time. As a result. it seems that mobile technology is perfectly suited for capturing sources of humor. Mobile devices tend to have access to several ways of capturing this data, including taking pictures and recording video.
- methods of capturing data
Processing data
Processing this data (cropping, clipping, etc.) is equally important in the initial construction of viral internet content. It must be done in order to make the important humorous aspects of a photo stand out. In order for users to effectively process their data, they need to know what their goal is in utilizing these images or videos. Traditionally, this task is done using a picture editor on the user's computer. The biggest limiting factor of this is the lack of mobility.
- cropping
- clipping
- etc
Labeling/categorizing humor
What makes an meme humorous and reusable is its recurring theme. When creating a completely new meme, the user needs to know what this unifying source of humor is going to be. On the other hand, when creating another instance of an already popular meme, the user must understand what sort of humor the creator was going for. Again, the most traditional way of creating memes or gifs is to use a picture editor, and/or site dedicated to meme generation. Like processing data, it seems like the biggest limiting factor is a lack of mobility.
- captioning
- creating gif
- etc other labeling
Publishing
What separates viral content from a joke between friends is the ability to effectively share your content with the online world. Without any sort or assistance, a user would have to effectively utilize social networking. An effective application would increase efficiency by doing this for the user in any number of specified ways. The downside to automatic content sharing is that it can lead to unwanted situations.
- Social networks
- Account management
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