A study by the University of Granada (UGR) shows that users understand advertisements better and with less effort when congruent emojis and messages are used. The findings also suggest a shift in the preferences of potential ...
Social Sciences
Apr 16, 2024
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A new study from the University of Ottawa is providing insight into how different generations are interpreting the use of emojis in their communications, with older adults unsure of how to use them as frequently as younger ...
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Mar 6, 2024
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Gender, culture, and age all appear to play a role in how emojis are interpreted, according to a study published in PLOS ONE by Yihua Chen, Xingchen Yang and colleagues from the University of Nottingham, UK.
Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2024
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The current emoji library doesn't accurately represent the "tree of life" and the breadth of biodiversity seen in nature according to an analysis presented December 11 in the journal iScience.
Plants & Animals
Dec 11, 2023
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Sad face news for heavy emoji users.
Social Sciences
Apr 5, 2023
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A new book co-authored by a University of South Australia academic gives an insight into how text messaging—celebrating its 30th birthday this year—has been driven by technology and young people.
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2022
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Taking the emotional temperature of your co-workers is easier when you spend your days in an office. Bursts of laughter, uncomfortable body language and flashes of anger are easy to see when you sit across the table from ...
Social Sciences
Jan 26, 2022
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Before Millennials were over laugh-cry emojis, they were the most used emojis across the world, according to researchers at USC. The emoji was more popular than smiley faces say researchers who categorized millions of tweets ...
Social Sciences
Jul 14, 2021
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Text messages and social media posts that contain yellow emojis are seen as having been written by white people, a study suggests.
Social Sciences
Jun 30, 2021
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Even though they may seem benign ways to communicate emotions in text conversations, emoji reveal technology is shaped by cultural ideologies about race, according to research from the University of Alabama.
Social Sciences
Jul 13, 2020
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