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Name Generated Celebratory Mixups

John Travolta Oscars Intro to Idina Menzel is now a Widget

— March 7, 2014 — Pop Culture
The John Travolta Oscars mishap is one of the most talked about of the night. He was introducing Idina Menzel to perform her Oscar winning song 'Let it Go' from Disney's Frozen when he pronounced it as "Adele Dazeem."

In light of this event, a widget was created so that people could see what it would be like if John Travolta ever had to introduced their names and didn't know what he was trying to say. I tried myself, and if he was trying to pronounce Jennifer Paul is would come out sounding like "Jessica Pay-ne," which seems pretty hilarious (and sadly, feasible).

Aside from her unusual name, it comes as a surprise that he would be so unprepared being a seasoned veteran at the Academy Awards. Try it out and 'Travoltafy' yourself -- you never know what your name will become.
Trend Themes
1. Celebrity Naming Tool - The popularity of the John Travolta Oscars mishap inspires developers to create a widget that generates mispronounced versions of names, opening up opportunities for more naming tools using speech recognition and translation technologies.
2. Humorous Error Tools - The trend of creating humor out of error is an opportunity for web and app developers to create tools that offer comic relief for users.
3. Viral Meme-generating Tools - Creating tools that leverage viral events, such as the John Travolta Oscars mishap, to generate new memes is a new opportunity for developing clever and relevant apps.
Industry Implications
1. Entertainment - In entertainment, the use of humorous error tools offers opportunities for creating engaging user experiences and adding laughter to a wide range of mediums.
2. Speech Recognition and Translation - The trend of naming tools is an opportunity for industries that develop speech recognition and translation technologies. They can capitalize on this trend and integrate their technology with naming tools.
3. Social Media - Viral meme-generating tools offer social media firms the opportunity to create clever and humorous stickers or filters for users, which can drive engagement and broaden brand appeal.
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