Difference between revisions of "MS Technology Vocabulary Emoticon"
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| + | === Creation of :-) and :-( === | ||
| + | The first person documented to have used the emoticons <tt>:-)</tt> and <tt>:-(</tt>, with a specific suggestion that they be used to express emotion, was [[Scott Fahlman]];<ref>{{cite news | ||
| + | | title = :) turns 25 | ||
| + | | publisher = Associated Press | ||
| + | | date = [[2007-09-20]] | ||
| + | | url = http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/09/18/emoticon.anniversary.ap/index.html | ||
| + | | accessdate = 2007-09-20 }} | ||
| + | </ref> the text of his original proposal, posted to the [[Carnegie Mellon University]] computer science general [[bulletin board system|board]] on 19 September 1982 (11:44<!-- local time? -->), was thought to have been lost, but was recovered twenty years later by Jeff Baird from old backup tapes.<ref>See [http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~sef/Orig-Smiley.htm Fahlman's website] for a reconstruction of the entire thread</ref> | ||
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| + | 19-Sep-82 11:44 Scott E Fahlman :-) | ||
| + | From: Scott E Fahlman <Fahlman at Cmu-20c> | ||
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| + | I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers: | ||
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| + | :-) | ||
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| + | Read it sideways. Actually, it is probably more economical to mark | ||
| + | things that are NOT jokes, given current trends. For this, use | ||
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Angel - 0:) | Angel - 0:) | ||
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| + | Devil - }:) | ||
Heart - <3 | Heart - <3 | ||
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Revision as of 11:39, 15 January 2009
Janine Louie
January 2009
Computer 7-4
Definition:
A group of keyboard or cursor characters that take on facial expressions or abbreviate phrases and are used to express emotion in text-based electronic communication.
Usage:
Emoticons are used when texting, instant messaging, or sending an email. A variety of sites are dedicated to making complex emoticons, like smileys.(http://smiley.smileycentral.com)
History:
Creation of :-) and :-(
The first person documented to have used the emoticons :-) and :-(, with a specific suggestion that they be used to express emotion, was Scott Fahlman;[1] the text of his original proposal, posted to the Carnegie Mellon University computer science general board on 19 September 1982 (11:44), was thought to have been lost, but was recovered twenty years later by Jeff Baird from old backup tapes.[2] <pre.raw style="border: 0px;"> 19-Sep-82 11:44 Scott E Fahlman :-) From: Scott E Fahlman <Fahlman at Cmu-20c>
I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers:
- -)
Read it sideways. Actually, it is probably more economical to mark things that are NOT jokes, given current trends. For this, use
- -(
</pre>
Pictures:
Examples:
Smile - :)
Laugh - :D
Tongue - :P
Wink - ;)
Frown - :(
Surprised - :o
Silence - :I
Awkward - :/
Confused - :S
Angel - 0:)
Devil - }:)
Heart - <3
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