The 'Sound-Word Guide,' appropriately posted up at www.ohhhhhhhhh.co.uk, is a guide to Internet speak that goes one step beyond acronyms.
Explaining what the capitalizations, amount of letters and emphasizing means in terms of online exclamations, this site is extremely helpful in making sense of what people are trying to communicate. Though intentionally satirical in its nature, this content could potentially be greatly helpful to those not in the know, and provide some clarity for those who abuse or misuse these points of exclamation. The site is based out of Britain, but many of the jargon used on the site applies far beyond that immediate scope.
Sure to clarify some miscommunications and perhaps inspire some new words, this site is a brilliantly simple and crowd-sourced dictionary.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Internet Jargon Translation
- An opportunity for a platform or application that aggregates and explains internet jargon and slang terms in a user-friendly manner.
- Humorous Education
- A space to create more humorous and relatable educational content for the general public to increase engagement.
- Crowd-sourced Dictionaries
- An opportunity to create more crowd-sourced dictionaries with humorous tones to enhance user engagement.
Where This Applies
- Edtech
- EdTech companies can explore incorporating humor and popular culture references into their educational content.
- Social Media
- Social media companies can develop features that provide translations for internet jargon and slang for better communication between users.
- Publishing
- Publishing companies could potentially create books or blogs that incorporate humorous and crowd-sourced approaches to content creation.
