[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-detail-146480-en":3,"doc-seo-146480-105":30,"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":89},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"success",{"doc_id":7,"user_id":8,"nickname":9,"user_avatar":10,"doc_module":4,"category_id":11,"category_name":12,"doc_title":13,"doc_description":14,"doc_content":15,"file_id":16,"file_url":17,"file_type":18,"file_size":19,"view_count":4,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":20,"is_downloadable":20,"audit_status":20,"page_count":21,"language":22,"language_code":23,"site_id":24,"html_lang":23,"table_of_contents":25,"faqs":26,"seo_title":27,"seo_description":14,"update_tm":28,"read_time":29},146480,137441390410,"Hazel","https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/avatar/2000252f4ab5702993?_k=1776741390130283984",10,"Lifestyle","Darling, It’s Your Auntie Meme! - Try Making Memes","Darling, It’s Your Auntie Meme! outlines how to use memes as a free, low-cost and easy way to connect with co-workers, share information publicly and stay relevant. It explains what memes are, why they can generate strong reach on platforms like Facebook and Pinterest, and how the author creates them using images and the Over app. The article also lists office and public-facing meme use cases and provides several example captions.","Columns  \n12/31/2015  \nDarling, It’s Your Auntie Meme!  \nAmanda Thomsen  \nWhat if I told you there was a way of bonding with co-workers, sharing information with the public and staying relevant that’s free, cheap AND easy? It’s out there! Try making memes. I do it and I’m addicted—not only are they FUN to make, but the results are really remarkable.  \nWhat’s a meme? Well, it’s usually a photo with words over it, short and sweet, with the potential of going viral. Usually it’s a funny photo with not funny words or a not funny photo with funny words. I can tell you first-hand it doesn’t have to be THAT funny to get something out of it. I get at least 100 hits a week on the many-years-old memes that I’ve posted on my site. Most are just medium funny and they’ve been shared at least a thousand times on Pinterest and Facebook. If I make a new one and post it on Facebook today, it averages 7K views. They take me four minutes to make.  \nThe “Hey Girl”meme is a funny, idealized feminist Ryan Gosling who knows the hearts of women and sympathizes with things like yarn hoards, Michael’s receipts and half-finished crafts left around the house. He was perfect for gardening. Want to know how I make them? Well, I use a photo of Ryan Gosling (and there are plenty of photos of him in the Creative Commons that I can use without getting sued) . I choose one of those and, from my phone, use the Over app to write whatever I am thinking on top of the photo and it’s just … funny. Since I do it from my phone I can do it from anywhere, whenever inspiration hits. There is also a healthy selection of meme generator websites that are super easy-peasy. I’ve had great results using Picasa, too.  \nMemes are a natural for social media. Short and to the point, memorable and free, they are a terrific way to reach out to a few generations at once. I know that most of my memes’“likes” come from people who don’t even realize this Ryan Gosling “Hey Girl”meme is a “thing.” I didn’t start it, but they like it as much as people who are in on the joke. That makes me feel good. I’m cutting edge AND totally inclusive!  \nWhat can you use memes for? Around the office: register notes, time clock memos, refrigerator nagging, store meeting notifiers, bathroom manners reminders, GOOD JOB CONGRATULATIONS, weekly sales goals and adding a bit of fun to the schedule.  \nBoromir meme: “One does not simply punch in 7 minutes late”  \nRyan Gosling meme: “Hey girl, don’t flush that”  \nSuccess kid meme: “Beating LY? NAILED IT!”  \nHipster meme: “I liked Hellebores before they were cool”  \nFor the public: For Facebook, your website, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, in flyers (watch your funny flyer end up stuck to the fridge!), bathroom manners reminders, coupons and adding a bit of fun to your already stellar reputation.  \nCondescending Wonka meme: “Oh, you don’t shop at Garden Center X? You must have an adequate garden”  \nThe Most Fascinating Man meme: “I don’t always shop at Garden Center X, but when I do, I get the best possible customer service imaginable”  \nGrumpy Cat meme: “The weather is terrible. Let’s go to the Garden Center”  \nAnother great one that can be changed around a little for the office or your customers is the “What my friends think I do, what my family thinks I do, what my customers think I do, what my boss thinks I do, what I think I do and what I actually do” meme. Sharing your reality in a funny way only rarely backfires, right? GP  \nAmanda Thomsen is now a regular columnist in Green Profit magazine. You can find her funky, punky blog planted at [KissMyAster.co](KissMyAster.co) and you can follow her on Facebook and Twitter @KissMyAster.","cbCaianEeuIquxWu","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaianEeuIquxWu","pdf",18540,1,2,"English","en",105,"# What Are Memes?\n# How to Make Memes\n# Memes for Social Media and Workplace Use\n# Example Meme Captions","[{\"question\":\"What is a meme according to the article?\",\"answer\":\"A meme is usually a photo with short text over it, often funny in combination with the words. The goal is quick, memorable sharing with viral potential.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the author create memes?\",\"answer\":\"The author chooses an image (including Creative Commons photos) and uses a phone app called Over to add text on top of the photo. Meme generator websites are also suggested for quick creation.\"},{\"question\":\"What can memes be used for at work?\",\"answer\":\"Memes can support register notes, time clock reminders, refrigerator nagging, meeting notifiers, bathroom manners reminders, and morale messages like weekly sales goals and congratulations notes.\"}]","Darling, It’s Your Auntie Meme! - Try Making Memes | PDF",1787743531,3,{"code":4,"msg":31,"data":32},"ok",{"site_id":24,"language":23,"slug":33,"title":13,"keywords":34,"description":14,"schema_data":35,"social_meta":84,"head_meta":86,"extra_data":88,"updated_unix":28},"darling-its-your-auntie-meme-try-making-memes","",{"@graph":36,"@context":83},[37,52,66],{"@type":38,"itemListElement":39},"BreadcrumbList",[40,44,47,49],{"item":41,"name":42,"@type":43,"position":20},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":45,"name":46,"@type":43,"position":21},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",{"item":48,"name":12,"@type":43,"position":29},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/lifestyle/",{"item":50,"name":13,"@type":43,"position":51},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/darling-its-your-auntie-meme-try-making-memes/146480/",4,{"url":50,"name":13,"@type":53,"author":54,"headline":13,"publisher":56,"fileFormat":59,"inLanguage":23,"description":14,"dateModified":60,"datePublished":60,"encodingFormat":59,"isAccessibleForFree":61,"interactionStatistic":62},"DigitalDocument",{"name":9,"@type":55},"Person",{"url":41,"name":57,"@type":58},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-08-26",true,{"@type":63,"interactionType":64,"userInteractionCount":4},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":65},"ViewAction",{"@type":67,"mainEntity":68},"FAQPage",[69,75,79],{"name":70,"@type":71,"acceptedAnswer":72},"What is a meme according to the article?","Question",{"text":73,"@type":74},"A meme is usually a photo with short text over it, often funny in combination with the words. The goal is quick, memorable sharing with viral potential.","Answer",{"name":76,"@type":71,"acceptedAnswer":77},"How does the author create memes?",{"text":78,"@type":74},"The author chooses an image (including Creative Commons photos) and uses a phone app called Over to add text on top of the photo. Meme generator websites are also suggested for quick creation.",{"name":80,"@type":71,"acceptedAnswer":81},"What can memes be used for at work?",{"text":82,"@type":74},"Memes can support register notes, time clock reminders, refrigerator nagging, meeting notifiers, bathroom manners reminders, and morale messages like weekly sales goals and congratulations notes.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":50,"og:type":85,"og:title":13,"og:site_name":57,"og:description":14},"article",{"robots":87,"canonical":50},"index,follow",{"doc_id":7,"site_id":24},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":90},[91,95,99,103,108,113,118,123,128,131,133],{"id":20,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":92,"show_sort_weight":93,"slug":94},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":21,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":96,"show_sort_weight":97,"slug":98},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":51,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":100,"show_sort_weight":101,"slug":102},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":104,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":105,"show_sort_weight":106,"slug":107},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":109,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":110,"show_sort_weight":111,"slug":112},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":114,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":115,"show_sort_weight":116,"slug":117},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":119,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":120,"show_sort_weight":121,"slug":122},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":124,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":125,"show_sort_weight":126,"slug":127},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":126,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":129,"show_sort_weight":126,"slug":130},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":11,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":12,"show_sort_weight":11,"slug":132},"lifestyle",{"id":134,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":135,"show_sort_weight":104,"slug":136},19,"General","general"]