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Yeah, they're wildly popular with just about everyone I know 25 and under, especially on sites like Instagram. There's even been a music video created from them

by aneisf 12y ago

Yeah, they're wildly popular with just about everyone I know 25 and under, especially on sites like Instagram. There's even been a music video created from them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmlJveN9IkI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmlJveN9IkI

pling 12y ago
Ok thanks. That's well under my age so I understand. Does it replace "TXT SPK" which I'm still too old to use and find terribly annoying? (I'm sounding like a right grumpy old git here)
- Linell 12y ago
  Less of a replacement and more of a supplement.
- aneisf 12y ago
  That sort of hyper-abbreviated writing has largely disappeared thanks to spell-check, predictive autocomplete, and so forth. Emoji can certainly stand in for text, and I see plenty of comments and text messages that consist primarily of emoji. But just as often they will accompany text to add personality or mood the way ASCII smilies or textual kaomoji always have on bulletin boards.
  - wyager 12y ago
    >That sort of hyper-abbreviated writing has largely disappeared thanks to spell-check, predictive autocomplete, and so forth Now that I think about it, you're completely write. It's been years since I've seen text-speak.
    - Aeolus98 12y ago
      I think right autocompleted to write for you there.
- sliverstorm 12y ago
  Just think of Emoji as the ASCII smiley-faces- :) :( :D D: - version 3.0
weavie 12y ago
Hmm. 40 year here who really likes using them. I find over instant messaging, which we use a lot at work, when you are just typing text a lot of the real meaning behind what you are saying is lost. Compare the following mentioned during a code review: Your code is crap Your code is crap :-) The first is taken seriously, the second is more of a sarcastic joke. The meaning conveyed is even stronger when the picture is a comical and brightly coloured smiley face rather than an ascii smile.
- bmm6o 12y ago
  I guess it's cultural, but I wouldn't IM "your code is crap" during a code review with or without an emoticon. If the code really was crap I'd be more constructive. If it wasn't crap I wouldn't say it was. Why wouldn't you just say what you mean?

by aneisf 12y ago

pling 12y ago

Ok thanks. That's well under my age so I understand. Does it replace "TXT SPK" which I'm still too old to use and find terribly annoying? (I'm sounding like a right grumpy old git here)

Linell 12y ago
Less of a replacement and more of a supplement.
aneisf 12y ago
That sort of hyper-abbreviated writing has largely disappeared thanks to spell-check, predictive autocomplete, and so forth. Emoji can certainly stand in for text, and I see plenty of comments and text messages that consist primarily of emoji. But just as often they will accompany text to add personality or mood the way ASCII smilies or textual kaomoji always have on bulletin boards.
- wyager 12y ago
  >That sort of hyper-abbreviated writing has largely disappeared thanks to spell-check, predictive autocomplete, and so forth Now that I think about it, you're completely write. It's been years since I've seen text-speak.
  - Aeolus98 12y ago
    I think right autocompleted to write for you there.
sliverstorm 12y ago
Just think of Emoji as the ASCII smiley-faces- :) :( :D D: - version 3.0

weavie 12y ago

Hmm. 40 year here who really likes using them. I find over instant messaging, which we use a lot at work, when you are just typing text a lot of the real meaning behind what you are saying is lost. Compare the following mentioned during a code review: Your code is crap Your code is crap :-) The first is taken seriously, the second is more of a sarcastic joke. The meaning conveyed is even stronger when the picture is a comical and brightly coloured smiley face rather than an ascii smile.

bmm6o 12y ago
I guess it's cultural, but I wouldn't IM "your code is crap" during a code review with or without an emoticon. If the code really was crap I'd be more constructive. If it wasn't crap I wouldn't say it was. Why wouldn't you just say what you mean?