Who doesn’t love a relatable internet persona? A person who feels like an old acquaintance when they pop up on your social media, someone whose sense of humor you grew to love over the years.
Bored Pandagot in touch with the founder of ‘Xavier’s’ Facebook page and they were kind enough to answer a few of our questions; you will find their thoughts in the text below.
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Nowadays, billions of people—4.6, according tolast year’s data—use social media, which is why it’s no surprise quite a few of them are familiar with the same internet phenomena. Whether it’s a meme gone viral, a shocking video spreading like wildfire, or fake news that’s impossible to stop once released into the online universe, people from different ends become familiar with all the same things.However, some topics seem to be more popular than others; at least when it comes to online humor. A study published in theInternational Journal of Communicationsuggested that when it comes to jokes online, sex and marriage were two of the main topics; as for funny photos shared on the internet, the most popular ones related to animals, sex, and transportation.
Nowadays, billions of people—4.6, according tolast year’s data—use social media, which is why it’s no surprise quite a few of them are familiar with the same internet phenomena. Whether it’s a meme gone viral, a shocking video spreading like wildfire, or fake news that’s impossible to stop once released into the online universe, people from different ends become familiar with all the same things.
However, some topics seem to be more popular than others; at least when it comes to online humor. A study published in theInternational Journal of Communicationsuggested that when it comes to jokes online, sex and marriage were two of the main topics; as for funny photos shared on the internet, the most popular ones related to animals, sex, and transportation.
Whether it’s viewing funny animal pics or giggling at jokes about marriage, social media users around the world spend roughly150 minutesscrolling through it every day. It’s very likely that 2.5 hours a day is plenty of time to spot a comment or two from ‘Xavier’.
When asked what has changed the most since the very beginning, the creator of the account said that they feel more confident. “I can make things happen—it can be anything I put my interest into. ‘Xavier’ has given me a huge self boost and I absolutely love making people happy and love receiving messages, which inspire me to do more and deliver quality content.”
According toKnow Your Meme, ‘Xavier’ is likely a copycat of Pakalu Papito, a mustache-equipped face that was well-known to social media users from 2015 to 2018. After Papito’s character vanished into thin air, quite a few copycat accounts seemingly filled the void it had left.Know Your Meme suggested that the ‘Xavier’ account itself likely has quite a few spin-offs as well. In a previous interview with Bored Panda, the founder of ‘Xavier’s’ Facebook page revealed that they don’t mind copycats as long as they don’t use the name to post discriminatory or offensive content. “I want my memes to be clean and simple, and I don’t want myself to be associated with someone who objectifies people on the basis of color, gender, and sexual preferences,” they said.
According toKnow Your Meme, ‘Xavier’ is likely a copycat of Pakalu Papito, a mustache-equipped face that was well-known to social media users from 2015 to 2018. After Papito’s character vanished into thin air, quite a few copycat accounts seemingly filled the void it had left.
Know Your Meme suggested that the ‘Xavier’ account itself likely has quite a few spin-offs as well. In a previous interview with Bored Panda, the founder of ‘Xavier’s’ Facebook page revealed that they don’t mind copycats as long as they don’t use the name to post discriminatory or offensive content. “I want my memes to be clean and simple, and I don’t want myself to be associated with someone who objectifies people on the basis of color, gender, and sexual preferences,” they said.
“I think psychology plays an extra important role as it is the psychology which helps you crack the algorithm of any social media platform. Certain images, certain fonts, certain colors, framing, etc. work relatively better than the others,” the founder revealed during our latest interview.
It’s not only meme pages that benefit from humor online, though; it also plays a major role in marketing, advertising, sales and service.A recentstudy on what it means to be happy from a customer’s perspective revealed that “91% of people prefer brands to be funny and 72% would choose a brand that uses humor over the competition”. Despite that, roughly 95% of business leaders are fearful of using humor in customer interactions.
Another studydelving deeper into what kind of content people were more willing to share revealed that Americans were more likely ro relay something funny rather than something important. The answers of respondents who had shared content on social media over the previous month suggested that 65% of them shared interesting things, 49% did funny content, while 43%—something important.Moreover, it revealed that Americans were “more likely than the average respondent across the 24 countries to typically share funny content (49% vs. 43%)”.
Another studydelving deeper into what kind of content people were more willing to share revealed that Americans were more likely ro relay something funny rather than something important. The answers of respondents who had shared content on social media over the previous month suggested that 65% of them shared interesting things, 49% did funny content, while 43%—something important.
Moreover, it revealed that Americans were “more likely than the average respondent across the 24 countries to typically share funny content (49% vs. 43%)”.
The founder of ‘Xavier’s’ Facebook page shared some advice with Bored Panda’s readers on how to create unique social media content: “Just be real. Don’t worry about likes or followers, just have a motive of bringing a positive change in the world and bringing joy to other people’s lives.”
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