Technology
Emoji
If you are communicating digitally chances are you have seen
an emoji. An emoji is a small digital
image or icon used to express an idea, emotion, etc., in electronic
communication.
Who Invented The Emoji?
Well the President Obama, said we can thank Japan for that.
Emoji were created in the late 1990s by NTT DoCoMo, the
Japanese communications firm. The name is a contraction of the words e and
moji, which roughly translates to pictograph. Read more via The Verge, How
emoji conquered the world
Instagram
announced this week that is will now allow users to search based on emoji.
According to Business
Insider, Instagram is banning users from searching one specific emoji
hashtag because they're afraid of what people may find.
Condensed Communication
Pictographs is a form of primitive writing. Many think that increased usage of emoji and
internet slang is taking human communication backwards instead of forward. Others think that symbolism is a form of
casual communication and shouldn’t be used the workplace. While others believe that emoji, text, and 140 characters are in fact making people communicate
more effectively and precise. I think it’s too soon to tell.
Emoticons and emoji are changing
the way we communicate faster than linguists can keep up with or lexicographers
can regulate. “It's the wild west of the emoji era.” “People are making up the
rules as they go. It’s completely organic.”
Excerpt The New Republic, How
Using Emoji Makes Us Less Emotional
Do you use emoji? Are you annoyed when others use them? Let’s chat about the growing trend of emoji.
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