Photobombing is where a person sneakily gets into the background of other people's photos, stealing the thunder and usually making for a humorous picture. The latest craze to hit the Web is photobombing Joe Biden, where people photoshop the Vice President into various pictures.
Photobombing Joe Biden is quite entertaining. You can see Joe Biden jump out from behind buildings, sneak into family photos and pop up behind President Obama on David Letterman.
Implications - By presenting something that is typically taken seriously (such as politics) in a humorous way, not only attracts those who are interested in politics and encourages them to see the idea from a different perspective, but also appeals to those who are wholly uninterested by the topic by poking fun at it.
Faking Political Photo Ops
Photobombing Joe Biden into Family Photos and Talk Shows
Trend Themes
1. Political Photobombing - This trend presents an opportunity for humor and a new way of engaging with politics.
2. Humorous Perspectives on Serious Topics - This trend highlights the potential for injecting humor into typically more formal or serious settings.
3. Digital Manipulation for Entertainment - This trend showcases the potential for digital manipulation and humor to coexist and bring laughter to audiences.
Industry Implications
1. Political Marketing - This trend presents a unique opportunity for political marketers to showcase the lighter side of politics and engage with audiences in a new way.
2. Entertainment - This trend highlights potential for the entertainment industry to invest in digital manipulation and humor to create new forms of content.
3. Social Media - This trend showcases an opportunity for social media platforms to capitalize on the popularity of humorous digital manipulation and create new features that enable users to easily photo bomb famous people.