Ecommerce merchants may need to get in tune with the latest vocabulary updates from Oxford Dictionaries if they want to speak the lingo with their customers. In August 2013, Oxford Dictionaries Online added a wide range of new words and senses including phablet, selfie, twerking and digital detox. With the internet evolving at a fast pace and a continuum of tech innovation coming out daily, there seems to be a requirement for additional words.
How does this relate to ecommerce merchants? You might want to offer the option of bitcoin as a online payment method or click and collect for your ecommerce product on a phablet to a geek chic girl using an internet of things before she starts her digital detox.
Or you could stick with your traditional Buy Now Button….
Here is an extract of some of Oxfords Dictionaries Online words.
bitcoin, n.: a digital currency in which transactions can be performed without the need for a central bank.
BYOD, n.: abbreviation of ‘bring your own device’: the practice of allowing the employees of an organization to use their own computers, smartphones, or other devices for work purposes.
click and collect, n.: a shopping facility whereby a customer can buy or order goods from a store’s website and collect them from a local branch.
digital detox, n.: a period of time during which a person refrains from using electronic devices such as smartphones or computers, regarded as an opportunity to reduce stress or focus on social interaction in the physical world.
FOMO, n.: fear of missing out: anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on a social media website.
geek chic, n.: the dress, appearance, and culture associated with computing and technology enthusiasts, regarded as stylish or fashionable.
hackerspace, n.: a place in which people with an interest in computing or technology can gather to work on projects while sharing ideas, equipment, and knowledge.
Internet of things, n.: a proposed development of the Internet in which everyday objects have network connectivity, allowing them to send and receive data.
phablet, n.: a smartphone having a screen which is intermediate in size between that of a typical smartphone and a tablet computer.
selfie, n. (informal): a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website.
unlike, v.: withdraw one’s liking or approval of (a web page or posting on a social media website that one has previously liked).
Oxford Dictionaries Online is a free dictionary and language reference site. The site is updated quarterly with some or all of the following: new words and senses, special features on language change and revised encyclopedic entries.
