There’s a fine line between imitating and plagiarizing and YouTubers seems to know how to make the distinction. Here are the best examples of YouTubers ripping off other people, getting away with it and doing it well. There are plenty of remixes on YouTube and redos of popular memes and cultural items. This list, however, is compiled of those Copycats who took someone else’s material and made it their own in such a unique fashion that it became something else entirely.
A meme is defined as: “a catchphrase or concept that spreads quickly from person to person via the Internet.” Even if you’ve never heard the term meme before, you’ve almost certainly experienced them. Sometimes they’re hilarious, sometimes they’re baffling, and sometimes they are just down right annoying. For obvious reasons, a lot of them originate or at least become popular on YouTube. Here are some of the most infamous internet memes that you should check out, if you haven’t already, or avoid completely:
Featuring Mel Gibson, this movie trailer parody depicts the social media revolution at its funniest! Watch how this clip creatively dramatizes the way social media runs and affects our lives everyday.
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I’m not one of those guys who, when they play a crappy game, goes “ah…I could’ve made something better in my sleep.” Creating anything is tough work, and I think games are the toughest medium of all. For most games (lets ignore sports games and classic Nintendo games for the purpose of this article) to be successful they need to meet three criteria: 1) A solid plot with relatable and memorable characters 2) Graphics that are as good, if not better than their competition 3) Fun game play that doesn’t become boring but also isn’t too complex. If you fail at just one of these objectives, you’re dead in the water. Sure, you can have a great story with amazing graphics, but if no one can figure out how to play the damn thing, who cares? And since the time of Super Nintendo, we usually demand some kind of story to go with our games. That’s why even though the game I get with my Happy Meal may suck, I know my effort would be worse. But there are fans out there with some real talent and a passion for games, and sometimes that passion and talent lead to a fan made game. Usually the fan made games are only okay, but sometimes they’re just as good as a team of paid develops could make. Games like:
As a writer for 6rounds’ blog, I think we have a pretty good blog here. We have articles that are not only funny (if I do flatter myself) but informative about social media and beyond. I can’t speak for my fellow bloggers, but when I’m writing an article, or trying to think of an article to write (which can be much harder) I draw inspiration from the best blog sites out there. I want my articles to be like theirs: smart, topical, and comical. If you’re not much of a blog reader, except for this one, of course, you might be surprised how entertaining some of them can be.
With social media we have essentially created a new culture, and with every new culture comes sub-cultures. We all don’t use Facebook the same way, the same as we don’t all do the same things for fun or share the same interests. Your friend list is more diverse than you’ve probably realized. See if you have a friend that fits into a certain “type” or find out if you’re a type.
