[WiP]
About
What I Know About X are intentionally low quality slideshow presentations giving bad explanation of what’s supposedly the author’s knowledge about the specific topic if he/she only had a vague resource to rely on, created in the style of the presentation software Microsoft PowerPoint.[1] On the microblogging social network site Tumblr, these presentations are often used to explain popular subjects present on Tumblr such as fandoms. The presentation commonly contains features such as low quality copy & pasting, randomly placed narration and comic sans.
Origin
[Researching]
Spread
These slideshow presentations are most commonly shared on the microblogging social network Tumblr. They can most commonly be found under tags such as Powerpoint,[2] What I Know[3] and What I Know About.[4] On November 11th, 2012, Tumblr user JinnyMoose created a post titled “What I Know About Tumblr” (shown below), containing a slideshow giving an explanation about Tumblr itself and well know subjects present on the blogosphere.[5] Within 5 days, the post gained of 33,000 notes and also resulted in JinnyMoose creating a second part earlier on November 15th,[6] although this version didn’t receive as many notes.
External References
[1]Wikipedia – Microsoft PowerPoint
[2]Tumblr – Tagged ‘Powerpoint’
[3]Tumblr – Tagged ‘What I Know’
[4]Tumblr – Tagged ‘What I Know About’
[5]Tumblr – JinnyMoose ‘There I made a thing’
[6]Tumblr – JinnyMoose ’’Because many people told me I missed things