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People like jargon for a few reasons. It puts them in the inner circle, it makes them feel smart & exclusive. When it’s great jargon, it simplifies an important explanation.
But jargon’s a bit like fashion. Things come and go and it’s important you’re using ‘fashionable’ jargon and avoiding the old embarrassing terms like ‘thinking outside the box’.
Seth Godin is a master at ‘inventing jargon’. There’s a little “Seth” next to his ones.
Taking the lead from Seth we’ve invented some jargon to explain important concepts for rentoid.com the place to rent anything including:
Unlocking idle assets
Digital networking of temporary needs
Go on and invent some jargon to sell your story.