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Emoticarolers Make Christmas Carols Cool
Emoticarolers is the kind of thing that should be too silly for me to be into, and yet, here I am, powerless to their cute yellow faces and midi voices (or maybe I was just swayed by the fact that the parody lyrics the site offered me for "Deck the Halls" were "Deck the Halls With Flat Screen TVs").
You pick four carolers and then a classic holiday song (original or parody lyrics), and then you can send around your custom "card."
It's way less annoying than strangers showing up to your door singing while you awkwardly stand there bobbing your head.
The Digital Smiley Face Turns 25 Today : )
Can you believe that the cute little smiley emoticon which we've all grown to love turns 25 today? According to The New York Times, on Sept. 19, 1982, professor Scott E.
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Emoticon Pillows: Totally Geeky or Geek Chic?
I seem to have a love/hate relationship with emoticons. On one hand, I have a soft spot for geeky emoticon products like this shower curtain and these emoticon magnets. On the other, I frown on the overuse of emoticons, especially when it comes to dating.
Emoticon Shower Curtain: Love It or Leave It?
Had I found this a week ago, this Text Talk Shower Curtain so would have been leading the geeky bathroom guide.
$15 from Bed, Bath, and Beyond, the shower curtain's little faces express happiness, distress, silliness . .
Tech Dating 101: What's Up With All the Emoticons?
I was out with a group of girlfriends last week when one of them received a text from a guy she'd gone on a few dates with. It read, "Great time last night ;)" — with the winking emoticon. Apparently after every single text he sends (and sometimes midtext, too), he includes an emoticon.
Emoticon Magnets: Love It or Leave It?
I know I've mentioned my avoid-unless-necessary feelings on emoticons several times, not to mention calling a guy out over his emoticon use (to which most of you responded my friend should chill out).
You loved this emoticon shower curtain; do you feel the same way about these emoticon magnets ($15)? They're 2.5 inches in diameter, so they'll definitely make a statement on the fridge.
How Do You Feel About Emoticons?
I have such a love-hate relationship with emoticons. On the one hand, they're harmless little icons that add a bit of cuteness, and on the other hand, they're tools of passive aggressive communication.
Overly dramatic?
Do You Think Emoticons Carry Cultural Baggage?
A recent study used the hypothesis that facial cues in different parts of the face are interpreted differently based on an individual’s cultural background. The researchers confirmed this, with a study that found emoticons — as in the text-turned funny faces used in text messages, e-mail and instant messenger to replicate emotions and attitudes — are in fact interpreted differently depending on cultural factors.
Arstechnica notes the study found a culture's interpretation of facial expressions is dependent upon a combination of the culture's emotional openness and the challenge of controlling certain facial muscles.
Google Adds Colorful (and Animated) Emoticons to Gmail!
What's with Google rolling-out all the Gmail upgrades lately? First with the Gmail Mobile Enhancements and now Gmail finally has emoticons? Whatever their reasons, I'm just glad they did!
Emoticon Magnets: Love or Leave?
Whether you use emoticons or not (personal preference, completely), these hand-embroidered Emoticon Magnets ($15) will make you crack a smile.
Because they're complex beings, each one is expressing a different emotion in a different color. I want to hate these, but I just can't.
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