Internet nie śpi, internet reaguje. Memy internetowe jako forma komentarza do bieżących wydarzeń społecznych i politycznych
The Internet Never Sleeps; the Internet Reacts. The Internet Meme as a Form of the Current Political and Social Commentary

Summary/Abstract: This article applies to Internet memes as a specific form of communication existing in new media. The subject of research are memes as a way of commenting on social and political events. The author focuses on the analysis of examples of such “reactionary” memes, trying to describe their nature and the ways in which they comment on reality. He delineates the evolution of the internet meme from the stereotypical “funny cat picture” to clear voice of protest. He also follows the route they pass – from the social networking sites, to the meme galleries available on information sites, where memes are also treated as a kind of Internet “vox populi”. The author also points to the other uses of the Internet meme – for example, the commercial one.

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