Emoticons

Do These Celebrities Know They're Making Emoji Faces?

The Huffington Post | Liat Kornowski | Posted 05.16.2013 | Celebrity

Emoji -- the funny little iPhone emoticons everyone uses (smiley poopy face FTW!) -- have officially invaded every aspect of our lives. So much so, it...

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What Does the Future of Art Look Like?

Marina Cashdan | Posted 04.30.2013 | Arts

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With the Whitney Museum of American Art's new downtown building (set to open in 2015) dubbed the "Whitney of the Future," we asked a few up-and-coming artists what they thought the future of art entailed. What they came up with sounds pretty darn exciting to us.

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This Might Be The Internet's Most Important White House Petition Ever

Gawker | Posted 02.18.2013 | Technology

Read More: White House Petition, Emoticons, Technology News

Is the United States falling behind on chillness? Has American lost its chillness edge to chill rivals? Will our children suffer from the chillness ga...

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The 15 Most Confusing Emoticons Ever

The Huffington Post | Britney Fitzgerald | Posted 09.21.2012 | Technology

Read More: Emoticon, Video, Confusing Emoticons, Emoticon List, Digital Communication, Weird Emoticons, Slideshow, Emoticons, Emoticon Birthday, Technology News

Has a friend ever sent you a text message that read %-{ or something equally indecipherable? What you received was an emoticon, a display of emotio...

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Inventor Of The Smiley Face Calls Emoji 'Ugly' As Emoticon Prepares To Celebrate 30th Birthday :'-(

Posted 09.12.2012 | College

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The so-called 'Father of Emoticons' has lambasted his creation's more illustrative predecessors -- calling modern Emoticons and Emoji unattractive and...

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How To Let Someone At The Office Know You Like Them

Posted 08.26.2012 | Business

Read More: Business News, Workplace Romance, Office Romance, Video, Winky Face, Office Romance Emoticons, Emoticons, Emoticons at Work, Business News

Looking to spice up your work day? Try ending emails to your colleagues with a ;). Nearly 45 percent of women and 59 percent of men who got romanti...

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Is Using Emoticons in Emails Really the Downfall of Civilization?

Gregg McBride | Posted 08.26.2012 | Comedy

Read More: Email, Emoticon, Today Show, Gregg Mcbride, Video, Matt Lauer, Emoticons, Frowning, Smiley Face, Comedy News

Why should I hide the fact that I'm in a good mood and want to wish whomever I'm writing a happy day through a silly little emoticon?

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Cast LOL and Emoticons From Your Lexicon

Nick Kolakowski | Posted 07.23.2012 | Comedy

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There is a very special place in hell reserved for whoever created the emoticon. Nor can we blame the scourge solely on text messaging and e-mail: as far back as the 19th century.

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A World Without Facebook?

Davis Schneiderman | Posted 04.04.2012 | Comedy

Consider the many ways you need to check in with your social network and the all-seeing, almost totalitarian power of the text message. Yes, communication is all-but-instant, but so is observation.

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Apple Rival Sues Over Emoticons

Reuters | Posted 02.18.2012 | Technology

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SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics has filed new claims in its patent war with Apple Inc over alleged patent infringements in Germany, a spokesman ...

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Cool New App Reveals Mood Of Subway Riders

Posted 12.13.2011 | New York

Read More: New York Tech, Times Open, Apps, Subway, New York Subway, New York Times, Times Open Hack Day, Technology, Emoticons, Hack Day, Happystance, New York News

Happy to be riding the subway? As with most things these days, there's an app that already knew that. Introducing HappyStance, the winner of Times...

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Smileys Are A Necessary Evil

The Huffington Post | Ramona Emerson | Posted 12.28.2011 | Technology

Many of us spend most of our day corresponding with people electronically. In my office we actually instant message each other instead of talking even...

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My Personal Emoticon, "Be Smart," Calls Foul on Financial Hacks and Conventional Thinkers

Pamela Yellen | Posted 12.03.2011 | Business

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As news consumers, we need to warn one another to Be Smart when we encounter the supernova-size explosions of myths, stereotypes, negativities and illusions that bombard us daily.

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Ten Surprising Ways to Thrive as a Freelance Writer

David Hochman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

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It's possible to not only survive, but thrive in challenging times as a freelance writer. And it only took me eighteen years to think of some ways.

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High-Grade Goods: Take Back-to-School Shopping Back to the Earth

Avital Andrews | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

These pens and mechanical pencils from Paper Mate look and feel like regular plastic but are made of biodegradable sugar-plant parts. Their packaging is plastic-free and 100 percent recyclable.

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SarcMark: Sarcasm Emoticon Created

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Read More: Internet, Sarcasm, Truly Amazing Modern Innovations That Are Gamechangers, Esarcasm, Internet Traditions, Emoticons, Eat the Press, Video, Media News

In a move that sadly comes too late to save the Washington Post's "Mouthpiece Theatre," a Michigan company has developed software that will allow you ...

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Cameron to Follow Up Avatar With Emoticon

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy

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Building on the momentum of his latest blockbuster, Avatar, director James Cameron announced his next project, a special-effects-laden extravaganza called Emoticon.

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Stand-Up Emoticon

Buddy Winston | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy

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SuperNews: Emoticon War (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy

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As you may know, we love the Current show SuperNews! that took on Twitter in its season premier last Friday. Tonight it's keeping its focus on Web fa...

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