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Shortened Social Standards

Social media has forced businesses to condense messages

Implications - Social networking sites have completely revolutionized the way we interact not only personally, but also on a business level. These outlets have conditioned people to expect information to be delivered quickly and concisely. The more simple and direct messages are, the better they resonate.
Trend Themes
1. Condensed Communication - Consumers expect quick and concise messages from businesses, leading to services such as voicemail-to-text conversions.
2. Short Attention Span Marketing - Businesses are using large promotional contests and public voting with lottery-style prizes to compete for the consumer's limited attention span.
3. Micro-storytelling - Posting communities such as 'One Sentence' tell true stories in one sentence, catering to those with short attention spans.
Industry Implications
1. Communication Technology - There are opportunities for disruptive innovation in voice-to-text services and alternate communication methods that condense messages.
2. Marketing and Advertising - Incorporating large promotional contests and public voting with lottery-style prizes in advertising campaigns can create buzz and increase brand awareness.
3. Social Media - Posting communities that focus on micro-storytelling may allow businesses to connect with consumers on a more emotional level through personalization.
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In the age of e-mails and instant text messaging, listening to voice mails the old fashioned way can be frustrating. PhoneTag's Voice2Text service saves the day by automatically converting the contents… MORE
Short & Sweet Web Stories
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'One Sentence' Tells True Tales in Few Words Online
Another short-and-sweet posting community similar to our beloved ‘F&%K My Life’ (or FML) and ‘Texts From Last Night’ has evolved. The website is called ‘One Sentence’ and it claims, as the title implies,… MORE
Short Attention Span Marketing
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Public Voting, Lottery-Style Prizes and Viral Videos Preserve Buzz
Name the newest Doritos flavor and win $25,000 + 1% of the flavor’s sales. Spend six month on a tropical island and get paid over $100,000 to blog about the experience. These are just some of the large… MORE
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'Thsrs' is no ordinary online thesaurus. With social media sites like Twitter experiencing rapid growth, the search for more concise and succinct words is also growing. Thsrs heeds the call of short-attention… MORE

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