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Bring Your Own Meme to the #LiftOff Book Giveaway

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Yesterday, I posted a challenge in the Social PR Posse group : to come up with your OWN quick meme and share it in the group. Once again, here it is: all you have to do is come up with your own take on a popular meme. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn Bring Your Own Meme to the #LiftOff Book Giveaway.

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Memejacking: How to Get Started Marketing with Memes

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Memes are one of those things. For most of us, memes are a trifling way to spend the day: a source of laughter or, albeit less frequently, inspiration. For marketers, memes may have come to represent something very different: an “in” with the “Internet culture” crowd. Memes are also perfect for use on social sites.

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The Ugly Side of Social Media Sharing

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Susan didn’t even know the image had gone viral until she saw another Facebook friend shared the meme on April 22. ” After she saw the meme, Susan started reporting the image and private messaging pages on Facebook with a request that they take down the image and/or meme. No harm intended. The crazy part?

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5 Ways Social Media is Used to Mislead or Misinform

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The Fake Facebook Meme. Most recently, I saw a meme claiming Coca Cola’s current formula is more addictive than its original formula, in spite of the fact that (admitted by the meme) the original formula contained cocaine. Here are just a few of the ways people do it. I see this one all the time. It’s really easy to do.

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Technology Makes Us Lazy Communicators

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Insert meme of men on a train looking at newspapers here.) That speaks very strongly to me at this point in my life right now as I’m taking on a more analytics focused role in my job. Since the very first smartphones came into being , we’ve been staring at that blue glow more than looking up at the people around us (I know, I know.

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Life and Career Lessons from Two Very Different Wonder Women

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I have no idea who she is (other than “Wonder Woman,” d’oh) but I loved how she took a pretty volatile political meme and disarmed it … just by changing a few letters and putting on a kick-butt costume. The first time WW showed up was at the Takoma Park, Md., I totally ♥ this woman. But she did more than just that.

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Monday Roundup: The Power is Yours

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Why: In this post for BusinessGrow.com , Nathan Dube shares how a simple meme and one cat were powerful enough to raise money for social good. Why: Martina McGowan explains why ”no” is a two letter word that can give us infinite power both professionally and personally. Grumpy Cat becomes cat-alyst for social good.

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