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Comical Photo Directories

'How To Take INCREDIBLE Photos Of Your Friends' is Oddly Accurate

— January 20, 2013 — Pop Culture
The 'How to take INCREDIBLE photos of your friends' comic by The Oatmeal is a hilarious real-life explanation of how people tend to take random and often meaningless pictures of their friends for no apparent reason.

The comic emphasizes a number of amusing things that people do in modern day situations when it comes to taking pictures with their friends. Such things include taking pictures of mundane situations like eating, figuring out the flash button, getting several blurry shots and having to try again, eventually having to ask a stranger to take a group shot and posting it all to Facebook afterwards.

What makes this comic so relevant and funny is that it is so hilariously accurate. As you read through it you can totally relate to that situation, or even remember a time where this has actually happened to you before.
Trend Themes
1. Comical Photo Directories - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a mobile app that automatically generates comical photo directories based on patterns and trends in people's photo-taking habits.
2. Meaningful Photo-sharing Experiences - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a social media platform that encourages users to share meaningful photos with friends, focusing on capturing and preserving memorable moments.
3. Simplicity in Photography - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design a user-friendly camera or smartphone feature that simplifies the process of taking high-quality and meaningful photos.
Industry Implications
1. Mobile App Development - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build a mobile app that enhances the fun and creativity of taking and sharing photos with friends.
2. Social Media - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Transform the photo-sharing experience on social media platforms by promoting more meaningful and authentic photo content.
3. Camera and Smartphone Manufacturing - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Innovate in the camera and smartphone industry to create devices that prioritize ease of use and capture meaningful moments effortlessly.
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