Around the spring of 2009, some nerds began adding macro text to a photo of a penguin on the Internet. According to Know Your Meme, this became what's now known as the Socially Awkward Penguin meme -- a format for sharing two-line stories on cringeworthy social encounters. You've probably seen it on Facebook, Pinterest, Reddit, Twitter, Imgur, Tumblr, BuzzFeed or some other Internet culture-obsessed place. And Getty Images -- which owns the rights to the original penguin photo -- is apparent...
Getty Is Quietly Charging Bloggers For 'Socially Awkward Penguin' Meme
The Huffington Post - 5 Sep 2015 17:34
Around the spring of 2009, some nerds began adding macro text to a photo of a penguin on the Internet. According to Know Your Meme, this became what's now known as the Socially Awkward Penguin meme -- a format for sharing two-line stories on cringeworthy social encounters. You've probably seen it on Facebook, Pinterest, Reddit, Twitter, Imgur, Tumblr, BuzzFeed or some other Internet culture-obsessed place. And Getty Images -- which owns the rights to the original penguin photo -- is apparent...
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