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# Crowdsourced Captions
Bestcaptionever.Com Lets You Pick & Rate Quotes for Hilarious Pics

By Bianca | Published 2009-12-16 | Pop Culture
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bestcaptionever
References: [bestcaptionever](http://bestcaptionever.com/)

We’ve all seen how subtext can make an ordinary photo epic—think icanhascheezburger.com—which is exactly what BestCaptionEver.com is all about. Instead of just slapping on a [funny one-liner](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/instaroasts), however, this [photoblog](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pictuote) lets viewers [submit captions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pictomeme) and rate those of others.

Featured here is a collection from BestCaptionEver.com, which you’ll need to visit to check out user-submitted sub-titles like these for the first image: “Paul Rudd before he started using Old Spice Swagger” and
“The Code of Meniscus is a mathematical formula that measures the proportionality of ones beatings vs. the Ugliness of their sweater. Allow me to demonstrate…”

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 2.0/10
- Popularity: 50% | Activity: 2% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial
- Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia

## Categories

[Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Internet](https://www.trendhunter.com/internet)

## Key Themes

### What's Driving This Trend

- **Crowdsourced Captioning:** The trend of engaging viewers in submitting captions and rating those of others can be extended to other mediums like videos, scientific images, and artwork.
- **Visual Subtext:** The use of subtext to make an ordinary photo epic can be leveraged through tools and technologies like AI and AR/VR to create innovative marketing campaigns and brand messaging.
- **User-generated Content:** Encouraging users to create and submit content can be used by a range of industries to create a more engaged and loyal customer base, such as social media, e-commerce and gaming.

### Who This Affects Most

- **Marketing:** Brands can utilize crowdsourced captioning and visual subtext to create innovative marketing campaigns and increase engagement across platforms.
- **Social Media:** Social media networks can incorporate crowdsourced captioning as a feature to increase user engagement and keep content fresh, driving up platform activity.
- **Entertainment:** The entertainment industry can leverage the trend of user-generated content and visual subtext to create more interactive and engaging content for viewers.

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