Angry Birds!

Something I have noticed on a variety of websites is the mentioning of the iPhone application in the form of a puzzle video game called Angry Birds. I have multiple friends with iPhones and when we are waiting around, they whip out their phones and begin to play. I do not own an iPhone and thus I have no idea what the game consists of. I think this is a prime example of target audience. iPhone users have this exclusive understanding of the game whereas others do not "get" the jokes that may surround it.
For example, as last weekend was Halloweekend, I went out with my friends in costume. I saw multiple people in Angry Birds costumes and didn't really see any humor in it. However, my friends with iPhones thought these costumes were extremely clever and funny.
I have not only seen Angry Birds as popular Halloween costumes, but have also seen them turned into popularly blogged artwork on Tumblr, and even nail tutorials on YouTube.
I think it is interesting how an iPhone app can turn into such a variety of forms on the Internet.

Keep Calm & Carry On.

A meme that has been popular for the past month or so are the alterations of the "Keep Calm and Carry On" poster originally produced by the British government during WWII to raise the morale of the British public. This poster was rediscovered recently and now has been manipulated and used by thousands of netizens. Here is a photo of the original:

I have seen hundreds of versions of this poster from "Keep Calm and Party On" to "Keep Calm and Make Tea." People have been changing the poster to match who they are as people. I think this is a great example of a meme that has a tendency to evolve as it spends more time on the Internet. The poster has been on the web for a while and is still going strong. The fact that people can alter the poster gives the meme no restrictions and a wide range of ability to be creative.

Here is an alteration:

The above poster shows that maybe the people are ready for this meme to die...