GOING VIRAL: Why should you be more like Bill?

The ‘Be Like Bill’ meme that was created as a means for people to highlight all the annoying things their friends do online, has gone viral across the social media platform. While it’s not the first time that stick figures have tried to offer netizens a few lessons on social media etiquette, Bill now has his own Facebook page with almost 1.5 million followers. The best thing is that Bill is polite, doesn’t preach and only advises. Bill memes started appearing towards the end of 2015, but it’s only recently that they’ve been flooding social media platforms. The page was created by a Milan-based Moldovan Eugeni Croituru who calls himself an “Internet entrepreneur”. He said in an interview, “The idea is very simple. ‘Bill’ can be anyone who is smart and has common sense and doesn’t do annoying things. You’ll also notice Bill can be someone who makes fun of himself and jokes about others too occasionally.”