16: Steve Ibsen x The Kitty Cat Dance - Wow If True

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When Steve Ibsen was in high school, he made the Kitty Cat Dance, which went viral – but, this was 2004, when YouTube didn’t even exist, and the internet was even wilder than it is now, so he lost control of the Kitty Cat Dance! His meme was used without his permission by Hot Topic and Roblox, and finally, 17 years later, Steve turned the video into an NFT to regain some control. What the #*$*(@ is an NFT? Why are meme creators using them? Listen to find out! Show Notes The Kitty Cat Dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaA_cs4WZHM& Why Steve Auctioned Kitty Cat Dance as an NFT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez_oIh3ot_s Steve’s TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@steve.ibsen Steve’s website: https://www.steveibsen.com/Mouse Night: https://www.mousenight.com/ Chug Jug With You - Goofy Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikOuUa3hFjA More explanation of NFTs: https://www.theverge.com/22310188/nft-explainer-what-is-blockchain-crypto-art-faq Just dropping this here: https://aux.avclub.com/a-tail-of-two-kitties-wronged-internet-creators-are-ta-1846602349? Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our production is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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