What's the Difference Between a Meme and a gif?
If you're just here for the quick and dirty answer to what's the difference between
a meme and a gif, then it's pretty simple—a gif is a type of image file format that supports
both static and animated images, while a meme is just an idea that spreads from person to
person.
BUT, if you're really interested in letting YOURSELF be great (and we want you to be great
and learn something!), we encourage you to stick around and learn more about the difference
between a meme and a gif.
We'll talk about memes and gifs in detail, along with examples of each.
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In order to fully understand the difference between a meme and a gif, let's talk about
memes first.
What is a meme exactly?
Before social media, most people probably never even heard the word "meme."
And if you ask most people "what's a meme?" they're likely to say it's a photo posted
on social media that says something funny or makes a point.
While this answer isn't technically wrong (a meme CAN be a photo on social media), it's
not complete without understanding the full origin of the word "meme".
Let's see how Merriam Webster defines meme… "an idea, behavior, style, or usage that
spreads from person to person within a culture" OR
"an amusing or interesting item (such as a captioned picture or video) or genre of
items that is spread widely online especially through social media"
Scientist Richard Dawkins coined the term meme, and here he explains how he came up with it...
Now, let's talk about GIFs.
What's a GIF?
According to Merriam Webster, a GIF, which stands for graphic interchange format is ": a
computer file format for the compression and storage of visual digital information; also
: an image or video stored in this format"
So it's just a type of image file format or an image saved in that format…
BUT the confusion about the difference between a meme and a GIF lies in the fact that most
people think of a meme as a captioned photo on the internet while at the same time animated
GIFs like these have become popular online as well.
Facebook has even added a GIF button to posts so that you can easily add GIFs.
A GIF CAN be a meme and a meme can also be a GIF,
BUT, not all memes are made in the graphic interchange format, so not all memes are GIFs.
They could be jpgs or maybe not even an image at all.
Remember, in order for a meme to be a meme it either needs to be an idea that spreads
from person to person.
The GIF is just one vehicle through which a meme could spread.
A meme could spread just as easily through song!
LIKEWISE, not all GIFs are memes.
A GIF could be a plain old image that was saved in graphic interchange format.
We know this sounds a bit like Dr. Seuss talking about green eggs and ham…
Not all memes are gifs, and not all gifs are memes, only some memes are gifs, and only
some gifs are memes… "not on a train, not on a plane.
I do not like green eggs and ham sam I am…"
BUT the takeaway is that the best way NOT to confuse memes and gifs is to think: meme
equals idea, and gif equals image file format.
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