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Emoticon Yourself

Jade Conroy | Posted 08.04.2012 | UK Tech
Read More: New Year's Resolutions, Internet, Social Media, Smiley Face, Emoticons, Expression, Emailing, January, Communication, Culture, Texting, UK Tech, UK Tech News
Jade Conroy

The emoticon got cool again. The simple and cheeky communicative zeitgeist that is the smiley face of the 21st century is no longer confined to the realm of teenage girls (perhaps because social media is no longer confined to the realm of teenagers).

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The Meaning of Your Emoticons on Twitter

Alex Davies | Posted 14.12.2011 | UK Tech
Read More: Meanings of Emoticons, Online Communication, Emoticons, Twitter, Happiness, Data, Visualisations, UK Tech News
Alex Davies

While you probably have a good idea about the meaning of the basic happy and sad emoticons, :) and :(, what do people mean when they use others such as :/, <3 or ^_^? It's likely you have a vague idea of what feeling they represent, but can you really be sure?

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