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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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Let's Hear From the Kids: Limb Difference, Cooking, Bullying and More | CBC Parents - Duration: 4:34.

Hi, I'm Sophia. - And I'm Alexis.

(light jazz intro)

♪

(both) And welcome to Stump Chats.

Alexis: What do you like about cooking?

I like making messes.

Getting messy.

(pauses) The mess.

(laughter)

I love that I get a good experience with food

and I'm learning

about cooking when I do it.

Alexis: If you had to pick a favourite food,

what would it be?

Well someday's, I say I want oatmeal for breakfast.

And sometimes, I want toast for breakfast.

And sometimes, I want cereal for breakfast.

Cookies! Yeah.

(laughter) My brother would love it.

Brussel sprouts! (laughs) - Yay!

I cannot believe it, you are a nine year old kiddo,

and your favourite food is brussel sprouts.

Yeah.

That's amazing.

Alexis: How can people make cooking more fun

and exciting for kids?

Letting kids do a lot more cooking.

I think that kids have a lot of abilities and skills

that maybe we don't... - Notice.

Yeah.

I love it if like, say I'm cooking with a kid,

and they're like, hey, can we make it rain sugar?

And I'm like, yeah we can.

Alexis: What's your favourite thing about having

a limb difference?

That I'm different from some other people and

I just know it's special and it's cool.

You see someone who's also missing a hand

and all of a sudden you have this natural bond that

nobody else, maybe experiences? - Yeah.

It's like, you know, you kinda share some experience

and it's so nice.

Alexis: But what like, what's your advice for like

or tips for answering questions about your limb differences?

Just be confident and tell the truth about how you got it,

or if you were born with it, just say, I was born with it.

If you weren't, say how you got it.

Be yourself and if you know it,

be yourself and just say it.

Once you say it, they won't come bug you

and they'll think it's really cool.

Cause all my friends are like, what happened to your hand?

I'm like, well I was born with it.

And they're like, that's awesome!

- I was born with mine. - Cool.

- Yeah, me too. - Sweet.

Do you like it when people ask you questions,

or is it annoying,

or do you, is it?

At first, it's kind of...

annoying. - Alexis: Mhmm.

But after a couple questions, you kind of get used to it.

Alexis: What does it feel like when you see other people

on TV or in the media, who also have a limb difference?

I feel like, I wanna watch them.

Cause they're like me and they know like things that,

they've been through are the same.

I think that's pretty cool and like,

they're kind of like me and I'm not the only person

in the world like this.

And....

(pauses) makes me feel pretty cool.

Alexis: Have you ever had a hard time dealing with

anyone's questions or comments about your arm?

Yeah. - Aww, yeah?

When I was like, when there was someone like five or six.

They'll like look at me and they'll be like,

weird! First time.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

And then sometimes, if they're like younger,

some of them will say like,

ahhhh!

And like, run away.

For those experiences, cause those can be

kinda tough sometimes.

- Yeah. - Right?

Like, what's something that you do to kinda get through that,

or what helps, or you know, how do you deal with that?

I'm like, thinking of like, their age.

And I'm like, well yeah, it's probably the first time

they saw it.

And they're kinda you know, like,

think, think of what she's feeling right now.

And she's like, cause she might be scared,

cause she's never seen that before.

Not really.

Some people have called me Yoda and I'm like,

yup, Yoda does have three fingers

and he was born with it, just like me so...

What do you think that people can learn from that?

That some people are different than "normal" people.

But like, yeah, people with normal

feet, with like, all five toes

and all five fingers

on each hand, but...

some people only have three, like me.

Or some people have a stump like you,

or no arms or feet at all.

And... some people can be different.

♪