We learned about several different aspects of technology, but the one that stuck out to me the most was the emoji and emoticon. These are used in everyday conversation but I never really thought much of it. Like who created emoji’s and why were they created. Now after learning about them I can answer these questions. The emoticon was crated by Scott Fahlman the Carnegie Mellon professor in 1982. They thought that he could spice up his emails and the use of a smiley face would be a good “joke marker”. This was the first emoji every created and it looked like this; :-) . In 1997 emoji’s were added to Japanese phones. In 1999 Marco Hüsges created the emoji brand we all know and use. Since then they have been everywhere. In 2010 major phone companies such as Apple, Samsung, and Android have all added them into their data base. All phone now come with pre downloaded emoji’s. Merriam-Webster even added emoji to the dictionary; “any of various small images, symbols, or icons used in text fields in electronic communication (as in text messages, email, and social media) to express the emotional attitude of the writer, convey information succinctly, communicate a message playfully without using words, etc.”. The emoji made such a big ripple effect on the world that they event created a movie in 2017. Emoji’s are a great way of communicating without using words. They also allow for people to portray emotion in messages, because they couldn’t before. There are 3,000 + emoji’s in the world, with endless combinations.
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