Appraising the linguistic value of emojis
Take heart, 45-year-olds who have no idea what that string of skulls or pandas means in a text.
Internet
May 04, 2017
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News tagged with emoji
New gay family emoji appear on Apple's iOS
Users of the Apple iPhone and iPad got a new palate of emoji on Wednesday, including a group of alternative or gay family illustrations.
Software
Apr 08, 2015
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Will we get a sad poop emoji? Well, there's a process
We have a smiling pile of poop. What about one that's sad?
Internet
Dec 29, 2017
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Get ready for some llama and bagel emojis: Apple's adding 70 new icons in iOS 12.1 update
Upset Apple's recent iOS 12 updates for iPhones, iPads and the iPod touch didn't add any emoji? You can now turn that frown upside down. (There is an emoji for that.)
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 04, 2018
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Why emojis are a no-brainer for digital communication
When the Oxford English Dictionary declared an emoji its 2015 word of the year, it was a bit of a head-scratcher.
Internet
Feb 10, 2016
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No, the rise of the emoji doesn't spell the end of language
The emoji has become one of the fastest growing forms of communication in history. But those who are worried that its growth could see the death of written language are wrong – emojis are being used to enhance, rather than ...
Other
May 25, 2015
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How the new mozzie emoji can create buzz to battle mosquito-borne disease
Mosquitoes are coming. The Unicode Consortium has just announced that alongside your smiling face – or perhaps crying face – emoji you'll soon be able to add a mosquito.
Other
Feb 15, 2018
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Emoji are becoming more inclusive, but not necessarily more representative
At least 230 new emoji, when different skin tones and genders are included, are due to be released this year. That's a leap on 2018 when only 157 emoji were added to the Unicode Standard – the code used to support emoji ...
Internet
Feb 08, 2019
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Emoji gods approve skin-tone options for couples of color
In the world of emojis, interracial couples had virtually no options in terms of skin tone. But the emoji gods, otherwise known as the Unicode Consortium, recently rectifed that, approving 71 new variations. Using six skin ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 08, 2019
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Smile! Emoji is taking over advertising
Everyone speaks emoji, and now advertisers do too.
Business
Aug 07, 2015
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