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Emoji that Can Dance 🪩

Did Someone Say Emoji? • 166 implied HN points • 02 May 23
🎨 Art & Illustration Emoji Animation Design Internet Communication
  1. The latest Noto Emoji update includes 300 animations like a throbbing pink heart and a dancing G.O.A.T.
  2. Emoji serve as important elements in online communication, helping to convey emotions and build connections.
  3. Animated emoji should be designed carefully to maintain their original communicative functions and ensure consistency across platforms.

The secret life of 🐕

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 59 implied HN points • 12 Feb 21
🕹 Technology Social media Emoji Internet culture Digital Content
  1. Emojis have hidden textual meanings that prompt automatic suggestions on devices, leading to unexpected pairings like 'dog' suggesting the Chinese takeout container emoji.
  2. Extraneous keywords are associated with emojis, vary by platform, and can reflect the community's usage behaviors.
  3. Social media platforms can suggest emojis based on keywords, and the review process for these pairings may not always catch unintended or offensive connections.

Lol this.

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 28 Mar 14
🎭️ Culture Internet Web Media Social media Emoji
  1. An elegy for a lost age of the web - old sites like Daily Candy and Television Without Pity are closed now, marking a change in online culture.
  2. Prehistoric emoji, known as 'rebus', were used even before written alphabets, showing the evolution of communication methods.
  3. Using phrases like 'Lol this' is a modern linguistic 'fragment', reflecting social media trends and shallow interactions.
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Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 18 Jun 14
🕹 Technology Internet Social media Search Engine Emoji
  1. The Internet gives us access to a lot of information, but it doesn't always encourage a deeper understanding or reflection.
  2. Despite claiming to prefer in-depth articles on serious topics, people often gravitate towards clickbait and lighter content.
  3. There's always room for more emoji - like jellyfish, cardigan, and popcorn - in our digital communications.