- Analog tool for broadcasting a driver’s thoughts and opinions to a small group of followers
- Old-school Twitter for drivers
Usage Example: “I think I’ll vote for that political candidate. The bumper sticker on the car in front of me is displaying his name.”
Background: Bumper stickers primarily exist for the following reasons:
- To display “Grateful Dead” logos
- To tell people to coexist
- To display the names of political candidates
- To communicate the possibility that a driver has allegedly completed a marathon
- To display three letters in an oval
Bumper stickers tend to travel in packs. They are rarely spotted alone. It also appears that the adhesive material on the back of bumper stickers clings best to the following vehicles: the Toyota Prius, any Volkswagen, Volvo station wagons, hatchbacks and fifteen passenger vans.
The concept behind the bumper sticker formed the foundation for the social media service “Twitter”. Twitter successfully created (and maintains) a digital bumper sticker service. Bumper stickers and Twitter both allow users communicate brief opinions to groups of followers.
It is also important to note, that while Twitter opinions are often absurd and completely ignored; bumper sticker messages are often absurd and completely ignored.
