I see memes as the new comics. Someone can create a series of memes that follow and a character with those memes and it can be hilarious and compelling. I mean, what's funnier, a three image Garfield comic about Jon having Déjà Vue, or a good strong meme? Both are just as funny. And it's never a bad thing to write more (of course this is coming from a writer). Glad to have come across your content. Started following you. I hope to see more memes from you.
About the other Steem blockchain platforms, I don't use them much. Everything I do, I post on Steemit directly. I post on my website and on YouTube certain things and then on Steemit as well, but things I do only for Steemit, I put out only on Steemit. My mind gets boggled with all the different platforms and such, I rather not have to have all those tabs open in my ADDish brain. I can understand the frustration when crappy content gets upvoted or unoriginal content gets promoted. I always post content I have created myself.
I don't know what the copyright laws are regarding memes, I only know copyright in regards to written fiction and for films and videos, but I definitely agree that a watermark will promote your work as it's spread across the Internet. It's a signature, it's a stamp, it's your authorship on something. I would suggest, if you don't already do, using the kind of watermark that is like a large silhouette that's takes up a large portion of the image, but doesn't take away from the image. That way, no one can remove it and claim it as theirs, if that's part of your concern.
Oh, absolutely. Memes are also a great way to convey messages, especially in a world of ever shrinking attention spans. Thanks for the follow, and there will definitely be more memes. :)
I have been making a lot of use of the other platforms. I was always under the impression that Steemit was more for blogging and articles, so when the other platforms started being added it made sense to me. Plus in my short time here, it seemed like my podcast/meme posts got more traction when posted to DSound, DTube, or DMania than they did being posted directly to Steemit. I think this further confirmed the preconceived notion I had. It's funny that you mention your ADDish brain, though, because I think it's my OCDish one that made me deal with all the tabs to keep things compartmentalized. LoL
As I mentioned, I'm not a huge fan of IP (or copyright) so I'm not super concerned about it. I really only started putting a logo on my memes because I was trying to grow FB pages. Pages with larger audiences would take the memes and present them as their own, thus slowing the growth of my pages. A few friends and i started with the logos just to "socially shame" the pages that were known for this behavior. The community here seems to care more about dissuading that type of behavior, so hopefully my current methods will suffice. It's more about getting a chuckle out of seeing one still in circulation a few years later than the recognition, although a lil Steem won't hurt, either. ;)
Yeah, I got'ya!