'Thsrs' is an Online Thesaurus Perfect For Social Networking Sites
Shelby Lee Walsh — June 17, 2009 — Pop Culture
References: ironicsans & ironicsans
'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 spanned Internet users. The site lets you search a term and then displays alternate words shorter than your original search term.
Just for fun, here are the top five searched terms on Thsrs and their suggested abbreviations:
1. thesaurus (wordbook)
2. explain (tell/say/state)
3. dictionary (lexicon)
4. hello (hi)
5. love (sex/eff/bed)
Thsrs heeds the call of short-attention spanned Internet users. The site lets you search a term and then displays alternate words shorter than your original search term.
Just for fun, here are the top five searched terms on Thsrs and their suggested abbreviations:
1. thesaurus (wordbook)
2. explain (tell/say/state)
3. dictionary (lexicon)
4. hello (hi)
5. love (sex/eff/bed)
Trend Themes
1. Concise Language - The trend of using shorter and more succinct language in social media sites and messaging apps creates opportunities for innovation in text prediction and AI editing tools.
2. Short-attention Span Products - Developing products designed for those with short attention spans, such as video platforms like TikTok, can be a lucrative strategy for businesses.
3. Simplification - The trend towards simplification in language and design can be leveraged in areas such as user interfaces and customer experience, creating opportunities for businesses to innovate.
Industry Implications
1. Social Media - Social media sites are the most obvious industry to benefit from innovations in concise language and short-attention span products.
2. Messaging Apps - Messaging apps can also pursue innovation in AI text prediction and editing tools to allow users to communicate more efficiently and with greater clarity.
3. E-learning - E-learning platforms can benefit from the trend of simplification in language and design by creating courses with concise language and intuitive user interfaces.
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