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Friend-Irritating Apps

The 'Abusive Elmo on Demand' App is Designed to Infuriate Your Friends

— May 24, 2015 — Unique
The latest form of friend-irritating apps comes courtesy of a lovable Sesame Street character. As strange as it may sound, the 'Abusive Elmo On Demand' app is specially designed to verbally abuse your friends with the familiar voice of Elmo.

Originally designed as a therapeutic way to release anger, customers simply fill in the name and phone number of a friend and Elmo will call and leave them an unpleasant message. According the website, Elmo will either stick to a predetermined script of nasty messages or he may lose his temper and "go overboard with the insults."

While all of this may seem unnecessary, the website argues that its service is necessary for a number of reasons including displaying dominance to your friends or simply for the pure enjoyment of it.

While irritating apps of this nature are may not go over well with everyone, the pure absurdity of the service is sure to amuse some.
Trend Themes
1. Therapeutic Aggression Apps - Developing apps to help people experience therapeutic release through aggression could be an area of growth.
2. Humor Through Absurdity Apps - Creating apps that provide unique and hilarious entertainment through absurdity could be a potential trend.
3. Social Dominance Apps - Building apps that allow users to display social dominance could be a disruptive trend in the market.
Industry Implications
1. Mental Health Industry - Incorporating mobile apps as a part of mental healthcare could provide a new and innovative method of therapeutic release.
2. Entertainment Industry - Integrating absurdity into mobile apps could provide a new form of humorous entertainment for users.
3. Social Media Industry - Developing social media apps that allow for dominance display could draw interest from certain markets.
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